Thinking Quotes

If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.

[Calvinistic tradition] has fashioned and shaped my thinking since I was a teenager.

We may think that our tradition is exactly the same as it has always been, but that is an illusion.

That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.

In the chapter on the nature of the atonement [in the book saving Calvinism] I argue that it is a mistake to think that penal substitution is the only option on the doctrine of atonement.

We are still living with the consequences of that today in popular Reformed thinking from the likes of John Piper, R. C. Sproul, and Tim Keller.

Education means the ability to think independently and creatively, and development of the skill of applying one's knowledge in dealing with people and situations in the real world.

For just experience tells, in every soil, That those that think must govern those that toil.

You, that are going to be married, think things can never be done too fast: but we that are old, and know what we are about, must elope methodically, madam.

The little mind who loves itself, will wr'te and think with the vulgar; but the great mind will be bravely eccentric, and scorn the beaten road, from universal benevolence.

I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.

I think it's very rare, as an actor, that you get to a script, or an idea of a script, and you go, "Oh, I just have to do that!" It fell into place very quickly.

Vampires have been romanticized, and this is bringing it right back to being vampiric. I think there's something sexy and raw about that.

It's very tricky to know when to stop. I think there are definitely moments where you feel that is the heart of a scene. When you're working on the script, you're looking for a handle on it.

I think of myself as an actor.

I think there's a whole older generation that will go to movies still. People like me; people over 45.

I think John F. Kennedy was the last great hope. And that's why I dwell on that subject. He was someone who could stand up to the militarist element in our society.

I think you should do rehearsal and work at it, but when the camera rolls, you should be ready. Try to make it good the first time.

I think a lot of people misunderstand what I'm doing, because my films are not easy sometimes. They do deserve a second viewing. I think they get misunderstood easily.

I think there is a whole older generation that will go to movies still. People like me; people over 45.

I don't think most people in the US realize how important WikiLeaks is and why Julian's case needs support.

We all have idealism. We think we're healthy and then, all of a sudden, one day, you have cancer. The truth has a mind of its own.

I'm going to hold onto my Blu-ray collection because I really think it's hardware and it's important. I don't want to live in a cloud, all my life.

I think I write a lot, but it's always a continuous stream of consciousness, I guess. It's a mechanic. It's a discipline and it's a way to have supplies for the songs to come.

If you think something's funny, go with that. Most comedians pull jokes from a place of honesty.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

People think that young people don't care about things, but I think they do care; they just aren't super interested in conforming to what older people think are the right way to do things.

I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.

I actually think the subject of young divorce is pretty funny; I'd like to write a movie about it.

The trauma of the whole thing has been humbling, and for the first time, I'm a little bit wobbly.

Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought.

Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made.

I think that you sign a sort of unwritten contract when you become a public figure, when you become an actor, that you're sacrificing a certain amount of privacy and parts of your life change.

When The Sixth Sense was the No. 1 movie in America, I had a Canadian boyfriend whose only assets at the time were a guitar and a van. I don't know what I was thinking.

I think it's quite lucky that I lead this lifestyle, and in fact, my career's only gotten better as I've looked older, because it ages you, the uncertainty.

When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid.

For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff.

I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk.

I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do.

I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness.

There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.

I don't like to think on obstacles. I guess that if you focus your mind on obstacles, they will grow bigger.

I think Barack Obama is an amazing man and president. His legacy is ongoing.

I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.

Succesful people are all dreamers. A dream becomes an idea and then something concrete. I think it all starts with a dream.

I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?

I don't know what kind of egomaniac is sitting at home thinking about the impact they have had on the culture. It's not something I actually think about until it comes up.

Well, I don't call you an atheist then. I think if you believe in the awe and the wonder and the mystery, then that is what God is. That is what God is, not the bearded guy in the sky.

Everything in your world is created by what you think.

Most people when they're walking are thinking about where they have to go and what they have to do. But that removes us from happiness.