Thinking Quotes

I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether its a man or a woman.

You're your own best friend. If you love yourself and believe in yourself then it doesn't really matter what other people think and then you're kind of invincible.

The biggest challenge, I think, is always maintaining your moral compass.

Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their identity, less certain about economic security.

I think it's fair to say that [Donald Trump] and I are sort of opposites in some ways.

Based on current surveys of public opinion in the United States, it turns out that the majority of Americans think I've done a pretty good job.

I think we need missile defense. But I want to make sure it works, that it's cost effective, that the technologies are operable, that it's our best possible strategy, and that hasn't been shown.

There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate with a president.

I think the Turks' willingness to take seriously action on the borders to stop the flow of foreign fighters joining ISIL is significant.

One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.

I love being alone. I learned that from my father, I think, who loved his own company.

I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.

Good gardening is very simple, really. You just have to learn to think like a plant.

I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.

A dog can't think that much about what he's doing, he just does what feels right.

I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.

How have you arrived at your thinking? Where do your ideas and knowledge come from, and why do you credit some knowledge and discredit others?

I think Paul Sarbanes and his wife Christine socialized with them [George and Heather Mitchell] more than I did, but we all hung out, or we saw each other in groups.

I think most working relationships could benefit by excluding personal matters from the office chatter.

I am not like my image; I take my work so seriously. Everyone thinks I just bounce in, but I study and everything has to be just right.

My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.

If I think she' hot and it turns out she's a psychopath, then what does that say about me? I'm totally not ready for that kind of therapy.

Work hard, think fast and you'll last.

I cashed my first check in the NFL at a cashing joint-uh, I think they laughed at me.

I think it's important to have a consistent communication with the fans but I don't think it should be expected.

Because I thought I was in love. And when you think you're in love, you are willing to stick it out and make it work until it is love.

I enjoy recording live better, but I think by the nature of it you are going to end up with something that's a little bit more traditional.

I do not think that I am a person who cannot be trusted.

Part of the heart of anarchy is, dare to go against the grain of the conventional ways of thinking about our realities. Anarchists have always gone against the grain, and that's been a place of hope.

Donald Trump came along and spoke in a language that speaks directly to a portion of the Republican base with what they want to hear. I don't think that he actually has a very significant ideology.

When someone really goes to tell you something about what they're thinking, they're going to wear that experience with them. That's what you have to share.

I think sometimes a narrative can come out of a single word.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

More times than not, it's a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those failed endeavors.

I think this whole celebrity world is weird anyway. Weird and funny and kind of pathetic and yet so right for parody.

I have not been an easygoing guy. I think it's called bipolar manic depression. I've got a rich history of that in my family.

People think it's a betrayal of authenticity if you do something different.

I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's good for business.

Life with Fools consists in Drinking; with the wise Man, living's Thinking.

Most fools think they are only ignorant.

Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs.

I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace.

I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics.

When you are public figure, you're an athlete or actor, that is your job to speak out on certain things. I think you speak out on what you desire to speak out on or your passionate about.

My parents were not pushy or anything like that. I think my mom was still expecting me to be an astronaut, but now she is very happy that I'm not doing that.

I think my manager of 30-some odd years now, Tom Hammond. He's as fine a person as you could ever meet. And he's had great theatrical taste and has influenced me that way.

Totalitarian rule marks the sharpest contrast imaginable with political rule, and ideological thinking is an explicit and direct challenge to political thinking.

There are a lot of smart honest, progressive people who I think can be good presidents.

I think the wealthiest people in America are doing phenomenally well, 52 percent of all new income generated today goes to the top 1 percent.

I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin and his military adventurism in the Crimea and the Ukraine.