mind

"It is clear that the origins of the discourse on multitude are to be found in the subversive interpretation of the thinking of Spinoza. I can never tire of stressing the importance of the Spinozan pre…"

"Only the mercenaries were here by choice. To Simon, the minds of men who would come to this of their own will were suddenly as incomprehensible as the thoughts of spiders or lizards—less so, even, for…"

"If I sound grumpy, it is only because I have come across too many idiots of the "it can't be done" persuasion lately, the kind of managers who have an aquarium in their office because fifteen brains t…"

"I think the Internet is the biggest classroom we have."

"Same with religion. Religion is nothing but mind control. Religion is just trying to control your mind, control your thoughts, so they're gonna tell you some things you shouldn't say because they're..…"

"What you have in mind are rigid restrictions, while what I have in mind is economic development. Rest assured, my city will not touch anything related to diplomacy or national defense. Kaohsiung will …"

"If you don't think too good, don't think too much."

"The statements of academic psychology often seem to imply that logical thinking is a continuous function of the mature person — that the sufficiently normal infant develops from syncretism and non-log…"

"The history of the plebeians’ ‘struggles’ … is largely a record of mankind’s struggle to obtain plebeian things. Better food and housing, better physical health, greater economic security— … none of t…"

"No carelessness in your actions. No confusion in your words. No imprecision in your thoughts."

"No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous."

"What goes on when people overfetishize safety is that they're relapsing into that old frame of mind that what we're doing is BAD."

"I think any music of any worth has been done by people who were very interested in the internal process of their soul and their mind that's taking place while they're writing music."

"I think...you still have no idea. The effect you can have."

"May 1932: Hollywood Speaks its Mind about Tallulah Bankhead"

"Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I …"

"Part of manhood, I am thinking, is to ponder one’s words before opening one’s mouth."

"I’m quite convinced in my own mind that those who were arguing that was a more immediate one than some believed - were I’m sure convinced that they were right on fact, I don’t think they were making i…"

"Whenever convictions are not arrived at by direct contact with the world and the objects themselves, but indirectly through a critique of the opinions of others, the processes of thinking are impregna…"

"The ideal situation for any state is to experience sharp economic growth while its rivals' economies grow slowly or hardly at all."