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Philosophical literature3 quotes
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58All the choir of heaven and furniture of the earth-in a word, all those bodies which compose the mighty frame of the world-have not any subsistence without a mind... Their being is to be perceived or known. — George Berkeley · 1710It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. — John Burroughs · 1900Religious literature2 quotes
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. — John Milton · 1667It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. — John Burroughs · 1900Autobiography and memoir1 quote
The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. — Carl Jung · 1962Comedy1 quote
My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. — Hedley Lamarr · 1974Comedy (film)1 quote
My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. — Hedley Lamarr · 1974Commencement address1 quote
The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005Epic1 quote
You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? — Sextus · 1959Epic (film)1 quote
You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? — Sextus · 1959Epic poem1 quote
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. — John Milton · 1667Historical drama1 quote
You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? — Sextus · 1959Historical drama (film)1 quote
You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? — Sextus · 1959Neo-noir1 quote
I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there? Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different. — Leonard · 2000Thriller1 quote
I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there? Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different. — Leonard · 2000Thriller (film)1 quote
I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there? Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different. — Leonard · 2000Western1 quote
My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. — Hedley Lamarr · 1974Western (film)1 quote
My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. — Hedley Lamarr · 1974