Thinking Quotes

I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.

The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing.

I think it's almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.

Many Europeans think that all Moroccans speak French, but no. I had to make an effort to learn it when I studied French literature at the university in Rabat.

I didn't really think in terms of clichés or non-clichés.

I think that people don't necessary fight with or aren't necessarily beaten by weapons, but it' through their minds and what they think they can do.

Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.

Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it's like, 'Yes, let's do it.'

I don't believe in asking God for anything. If I am worthy, He will give it to me. I think we should earn his blessings; I have never believed in mannats.

I think the great thing about theatre, and if you start in theatre, is that it does build a confidence in poetic themes and ideas.

I think age is really changing how I write and the themes that I connect with. But there are also things I'm really intrigued about.

A lot of people characterize women as more cautious. I don't think that's an inappropriate characterization, but that's not a natural thing we're born with, it's something that comes about.

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?

I think the authors of that notable instrument [the Declaration of Independence] intended to include all men.

Remembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I will make no committals; but I do think I will not.

You must think I am a high-priced man.... Fifteen dollars is enough for the job. I send you a receipt for fifteen dollars, and return to you a ten-dollar bill.

Do you think we choose the times into which we are born? Or do we fit the times we are born into?

I think I stand where that man stands.

I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game.

I don't take no dive for nobody. Whaddya think I am, a tanker!

I always wondered if the good people who send us bibles really think that hookworm and hunger are healed by scripture? Our patients are illiterate.

Many women I know think the ideal of happiness is to be in love with a great man, or to be the wife of a great public success; to share his triumph! They forget you share the man as well!

I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.

That's when the magic happens- when everyone else is asleep and you're awake thinking about the world as it is, and the world as it could be. Make the most of those moments.

In many respects most of the books I write deal with well-known people. I think of those books as more about me than about those people.

Most of the time, my favorite drama has comedy in it as well. I think most good dramas have comedy in there. And all of the dramatic actors I look up to are also very funny.

Oprah tells women what to read, what to eat, what to think, what to do.

I think if you create something and you get an audience for it, then the monetization part is really secondary.

I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality.

The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.

I think people have a strong desire to push me and others into some sort of political box that they can wrap their minds around.

I think that Ring of Honor is a true alternative in the world of pro wrestling. Some of the best in-ring pure competition in the world you will find in Ring of Honor.

I like people and I like hearing their stories. The way that they deliver them is always very particular and I think that their accents are integral to that.

I think I'd been limiting myself in some ways just writing in first person all the time.

I think human arrogance will be the demise of civilization.

There is this weird thing that happens, when you stop worrying so much about what other people think of you...you suddenly start seeing what you think of you.

I think that we're always drawn - particularly sophisticated people - are always drawn to the idea of simplicity.

I don't think there's any question journalists have become targets, but then I think that - that anyone who tries to practice liberty becomes a target of fanatics.

I think one thing writers can do is point out that you don't have to say openly racist things, like [Donald] Trump, to be a racist or a xenophobe.

I think writers can respond by writing about the refugee crisis, by looking at problems faced by migrants, by trying hard to portray them as the human beings that they are.

I thought that, with so much current attention focused on the topic of North Korea, I might share what I think are three books which cast a rare light on the elusive realm of North Korea.

Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.

I do believe that I deserve what I have. I don't think I'm entitled to it. That's a big difference.

And I think I have a distinct voice.

I think what's dangerous [about comedy] is that you're coming into the room announcing your intentions.

There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.

There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.

I don't think there's ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people in their hearts know that's terrible and a lie.

For my money, I don't think there's been a better comedy than 'Kung Fu Hustle' in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.

I am not one of those translators who think that working closely with the writer will yield the best translation.