Mindset Quotes
You are the driver of your mind, so take charge and keep it busy with your instructions by telling it where you want it to go. Your mind only takes off on its own if you are not telling it what to do.
Rhonda ByrneRhonda Byrne Never under estimate the Power of the Mind. Persist in creating new thoughts to prevent falling back into negative patterns. It is an ongoing struggle and you have to commit to winning if you are to succeed.
Bob ProctorBob Proctor I don’t know any more about the future than you do. I hope that it will be full of work, because I have come to know by experience that work is the nearest thing to happiness that I can find. I want a busy life, a just mind and a timely death.
Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston The mind longs for what it has missed.
PetroniusPetronius I suppose I’ve always been attracted to this sort of outsider in general – in literature, in music, politics, whatever – and to the person that is able to be relentlessly themselves. I don’t think that I have that quality, that strength of mind.
Cillian MurphyCillian Murphy Sit in meditation ! But do not think ! Look only at your mind ! You will see thoughts coming into it ! Before they can enter, throw these away from your mind till your mind is capable of entire silence.
Sri AurobindoSri Aurobindo You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you’re gone.
Virat KohliVirat Kohli If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower.
Samuel SmilesSamuel Smiles Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
QuintilianQuintilian I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.
StendhalStendhal Self-respect is the root of discipline
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel If you never change your mind, why have one?
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
ZhuangziZhuangzi It is a surprising fact that those who object most violently to the manipulation of behaviour nevertheless make the most vigorous effort to manipulate minds.
B. F. SkinnerB. F. Skinner If you’ve made up your mind you can do something, you’re absolutely RIGHT.
Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson