"Where the Mind is biggest, the Heart, the Senses, Magnanimity, Charity, Tolerance, Kindliness, and the rest of them scarcely have room to breathe."
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"... my mind lay limp in an empty world."
"So let the mind flow like water. Face life with a calm and quiet mind and everything in life will be calm and quiet."
"The most uninformed mind with a healthy body is happier than the wisest valetudinarian."
"Meditation... dissolves the mind. It erases itself. Throws the ego out on its big brittle ass."
"I wouldn't mind people saying, "You can't do this because this isn't enough.""
"Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on."
"I didn't lose my mind, it was mine to give away"
"God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent - it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks, please. Cash and in small bills."
"Certitude is seized by some minds, not because there is any philosophical justification for it, but because such minds have an emotional need for certitude."
"...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable."
"To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use."
"An active mind needs an outlet. If it stops by itself from within, well and good; otherwise one should not try to stop this by force."
"Going into our fear and confronting our greed, our weaknesses, our neediness is the way out. And the way out is through the mind, by choosing our thoughts."
"When you set goals, you have to keep them always in mind."
"Push yourself to do more and to experience more. Harness your energy to start expanding your dreams. Yes, expand your dreams. Don't accept a life of mediocrity when you hold such infinite potential within the fortress of your mind. Dare to tap into your greatness."
"The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer."
"It takes a constant effort of mind to avoid the abundance that life offers naturally."
"Dianetics is an adventure. It is an exploration into Terra Incognita, the human mind, that vast and hitherto unknown realm half an inch back of our foreheads."
"I was always told to avoid being famous just for being famous. That's something that has always stuck in my mind. I like to work. It helps if you like what you do."