“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.”
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Thinking Quotes — page 894 of 4756
“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.”
“I can honestly say that I'm not a person who thinks about awards, as much I think about the work itself.”
“I think I try to speak to the heart of the woman who I know is interested in growing into herself.”
“Anybody who has ever done anything knows that, when you believe, it doesn't matter what other people think. You just have to keep finding a way to align your vision with other people who will receive and accept your vision. And when the time is right, if it is for you, it will show itself, if you believe.”
“I think that the idea of reaching young girls that are in college is something that we are strongly open to because who better wants to know how to live a more purposeful life than people who are starting out?”
“I felt that it was deeply moving and profound, and of course everybody was like, "Oh, the president [Barack Obama] can sing!" Maybe a little off key! I actually think that the sermon reinforced the very nature of the grace that the victims' families had shown to the world.”
“I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves." Another "I was raised to believe that excellence is the deterrent to racism and sexism. And that's how I operate my life." And another "It does not matter who you are or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.”
“I cannot be defined by what other people think.”
“It is very true, that the way you think creates reality for yourself.”
“The older I get, the more centered I become and the more I think I really know about myself. What I know is that what other people do doesn't really have any effect on me.”
“Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's 24, she may be lucky.”
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be. I believe you can only do this when you stop long enough to hear the whisper you might have drowned out, that small voice compelling you toward the kind of work you'd be willing to do even if you weren't paid. Once you tune out the noise of your life and hear that call, you face the biggest challenge of all: to find the courage to seek out your big dream, regardless of what anyone else says or thinks.”
“What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you”
“If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.”
“I don't think there's anything better you can do in this world than bring light wherever you go.”
“To this day I always say my prayers on my knees 'cause I think maybe they get there sooner.”
“You really can change. Your reality is based on the way you think.”
“You have two choices: You can come down from the mountain and spend the rest of your days thinking it was so beautiful there, or you can create a vision, look upward, see the next mountain, and start the climb all over again.”
“Immersing oneself in the problems of a book is a good way to keep from thinking of love.”