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"The print does not always have the same shape as the body that impressed it, and it doesn't always derive from the pressure of a body. At times it reproduces the impression a body has left in our mind: it is the print of an idea."
"That day, I began to be incredulous. Or, rather, I regretted having been credulous. I regretted having allowed myself to be borne away by a passion of the mind. Such is credulity."
"If western culture is shown to be rich it is because, even before the Enlightenment, it has tried to "dissolve" harmful simplifications through inquiry and the critical mind."
"To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune."
"My mind may be American but my heart is British."
"Unclog your mind. Unclog your room. Arrange your room in a way you wish your mind would be."
"you don't need talent to be an artist. 'Artist' is just a frame of mind. Anybody can be an artist, anybody can communicate if they are desperate enough."
"I don't mind about the boos from the audience."
"But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience."
"But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything."
"I have no idea what goes on in another person's mind. As a legislator, I need to be good at persuading people, counting votes and getting to 50 percent plus one. I don't go back and say, 'Why did this person get to the right position?' It's only, 'Are you yes or are you no?"
"Running provides an outlet for my mind to relax and my peace to be still."
"They were two ruined souls doomed to wander their minds, if not the earth, trying to remember from whence they came."
"I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts."
"There is so much to the human mind we don't understand. But, you see, if you have faith, you can do anything."
"I held her tighter, just because I could. Because she was fierce, and beautiful, and mind."
"Change your mind about playing doctor?" "No, but I hear candy-striper uniforms are pretty cute."
"How long can you keep me invisible?" "As long as were in physical contact." My throat felt dry. "Holding hands?" That's how we'd done it last time. "Unless you had something else in mind?"
"I laughed. It was just like Owen to make excuses for someone else’s shortcomings. Even fictional characters. Owen found my tendency to speak my mind “refreshingly honest,” and hailed Marc’s temper as “a deep protective instinct.” He said Ethan “thoroughly enjoyed life,” and that Parker “really knew how to have a good time.” According to Owen, we were all doing just fine, and all was right with the world."
"Have you and Nash both lost your minds? This is really a very simple concept--one that you taught me! Hellion equals evil. Period!" -Kaylee to Tod"
