Mind
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An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
Anytime you turn on your own concept of God, you are no longer a free man. No one needs to put chains on your body, because the chains are on your mind.
Learning never exhausts the mind.
Champions are not the ones who always win races — champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind.
A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with 'Georgia on My Mind'.
From my own experience, I want to say that you should follow your heart, and the mind will follow you. Believe in yourself, and you will create miracles.
Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.
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