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"Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the coercion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. It stands for a social order based on the free grouping of individuals."
"Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth."
"Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities."
"Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense."
"Open your mind and let the pictures out"
"When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness."
"To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is the best method of enabling the mind to detect its own sophisms, and keep it on guard against the fallacies which it practices on others"
"I like the unreality of your mind; the whole thing is very splendid and voluptuous and absurd."
"For what Harley Street specialist has time to understand the body, let alone the mind or both in combination, when he is a slave to thirteen thousand a year?"
"Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it; they feel it; they experience it before hey actually do it. They begin with the end in mind."
"Freedom can never be reached by the weak. Throw away all weakness. Tell your body that it is strong, tell your mind that it is strong, and have unbounded faith and hope in yourself."
"Only by practice and non-attachment can we conquer mind."
"The human mind is like Van Halen. If you just pull out one piece and keep replacing it, it just degenerates."
"The constant free flow of communication amount us-enabling the free interchange of ideas-forms the very bloodstream of our nation. It keeps the mind and body of our democracy eternally vital, eternally young."
"My mind works so fast. When I think of something I say it. Lots of times I say it even before I think of it."
"I usually dream of melodies. When I wake up I have them in my head. I usually come up with things in the middle of the night because that's when my mind is the quietest. I always have my tape recorder, pen and pad by my bed just in case."
"We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things."
"We have to be continually reminded of what we believe. Neither this belief nor any other will automatically remain alive in the mind. It must be fed."
"Beauty is only temporary, but your mind lasts you a lifetime."
"Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give."
