Thinking Quotes

There is a tendency to think that if we engage too directly with moral questions in politics, that's a recipe for disagreement, and for that matter, a recipe for intolerance and coercion.

There are really exercises in a kind of consumerist ethic that I think don't have the same moral weight as medicine or health.

I'm a supporter of embryonic stem cell research. I do think there are very important moral and also religious questions at stake in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.

I think we'll see it mostly in the United States. We're getting to the point where al Qaeda is ready to again attack us inside America. I think we're basically defenseless.

Our leaders continue to say that we're making strong headway against this problem. And I think we are not.

I think if you're too concerned with being cool or hip or liked, you can't really make good TV because sincerity and coolness are opposites.

I think that that the main problem with a lot of social media stuff in terms of ratings is it's a very skewed motivation.

It's always been Apple's goal to ship something we were proud of and something people would be proud to own, and I think that's still true from thirty years ago.

Good or bad is a matter of perspective. I met an immortal hunami once, a man called William Shakespeare, who wrote that there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

I don't want somebody sucking up to me because they think I am going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.

Gobbledygook may indicate a failure to think clearly, a contempt for one's clients, or more probably a mixture of both. A system that can't or won't communicate is not a safe basis for a democracy.

Well, I think anybody who's had a baby can tell you that once you have a baby, they kind of become the main focus. I don't think there's gonna be a lot of room for anything else.

One of the great things about acting is you can do things that in real life would get you in trouble. I think that's something I figured out pretty early on.

I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide - that impression is a personal impression people have of me.

I think when you work on a Woody Allen film the actors become a real company, probably more than on any other film.

I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.

Love is such a confusing word. You think I'm joking but I'm not.

I think narcissists are endlessly watchable. The way they view the world and the way they interact within the world.

I like to think that at best the interview becomes something like the unaccountable experience of talking to oneself in a mirror.

I think we have the potential to connect the world in a way that can save hundred of millions of lives. That should be our goal.

My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me.

I'm always trying to remember that kindness goes a long, long way. I think that's something that people will definitely take out of this film as well.

I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more simple, and my on-camera work has become more energized or more spontaneous.

People complain that chefs aren't at their restaurants anymore, but I don't think that's the case at all. You see them on TV and you assume they're not working but they are.

I think we have such a political cesspool in America right now.

We have a problem with radical Islamism and I actually think that we could work together with Russia against this enemy. They have a worse problem than America does.

Why do we take a dollar? Why do we give a dollar to countries that have no rights for women? We have to think about that.

Forget the state concerns -- we think this is bad for churches. Most churches are small and not ready to handle 500 pages of government red tape.

No one in France cares if you tried to kill yourself. In fact, I think they like you better because you're all tragic.

Here’s what I think. One, people should figure out that if they go around bothering bears, chances are they’re going to end up bear snacks. Second, people suck.

The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us.

I think we're all pretty odd.

There are so many dimensions in my music, and I think mostly what people hear is hope - the describing of experiences and the wonders of life

I was thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we can just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we got something here.

I would love to dive into an indie film based on the streets of East Los Angeles where I grew up. If that doesn't come my way soon, I think I just might have to write it myself.

I'm not the singer that I wish I was or that some people think I could be. I wish I had the pipes to just jump into musicals.

I think the hardest thing about being an actor is between jobs when you don't know and wondering if you'll ever work again. It's kind of a crazy business.

I think music is my destiny. I want to commit myself for what God called me to do.

I think one of my greatest gifts is leading worship.

I think the people that enjoyed Freedom will love this one; and I actually think some of the unique musical twists this project is taking will open it up to a whole new audience as well.

Homer Simpson has been more inspirational to me than probably any cartoon character. What he represents, I think, there's a part of that in everybody. There certainly is in me, and I love that.

I think it would be impossible if you had a name like mine not to get a little flack for it.

I think the two issues, racism and chauvinism, are linked. Look at how much weaker was support for U.S. actions in Iraq among black people.

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

My approach is to be honest-really honest-and consistent. That is what any growth will take. It is an issue I think [young] generation can be courageous enough to comb through.

I actually have huge respect for Lorne Michaels. I think that guy is really something.

I do think non-linearly. So I think that comes off as nervousness or anxiety in a person.

I think that the world is in a very serious decline - very, very serious.

We are getting used to levels of violence, we are getting used to seeing these horrific things going on all the time. I think it's tough. It's rough.