Quotes with thought

Quotes 741 till 760 of 825.

  • Vauvenargues When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.
    Vauvenargues
    French philosopher (1715 - 1747)
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  • Bonnie Bassler When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant.
    Bonnie Bassler
    American molecular biologist
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  • Henry David Thoreau When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Candice Millard When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage.
    Candice Millard
    American writer and journalist (1968 - )
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  • Albert Einstein When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Ben Chandler When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.
    Ben Chandler
    American politician and lawyer (1959 - )
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  • Bonnie Hunt When I first landed at Pixar, I felt like I found this creative oasis with John Lasseter... It's what you thought Hollywood was going to be.
    Bonnie Hunt
    American actress, comedian, director and producer (1961 - )
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  • Adam Sandler When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.
    Adam Sandler
    American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1966 - )
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  • Brantley Gilbert When I had my wreck, it really just put everything into perspective and really opened my eyes. I've always been one of those guys that thought 'it will never happen to me.'
    Brantley Gilbert
    American country music singer, songwriter (1985 - )
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  • Beth Grant When I hit New York in 1972, I thought I was a sprinter. I thought that I would star in a Broadway show and do a movie and win an Oscar by the time I was 25. It turned out that I'm a long distance runner.
    Beth Grant
    American actress (1949 - )
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  • Carmen Laforet When I left, I had learnt nothing. I took nothing with me. At least, that's what I thought then.
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  • Becki Newton When I read the 'Ugly Betty' pilot, I thought, 'Oh, this part's funny.' I said to my husband, 'I'm going to get it!' But based on what? All my exquisite comedic work in a Nike commercial?
    Becki Newton
    American actress (1978 - )
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  • Caitlin Moran When I saw 'Pretty In Pink' at the cinema at the age of 11, I just thought it was a period piece from maybe 100 years previously. I had no idea that was what everybody was supposed to be wearing.
    Caitlin Moran
    English journalist, author, and broadcaster (1975 - )
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  • Ben Stein When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, 'Just go to sleep.' Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I've grown older, I've realized just how smart Knight was.
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
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  • Aaron Copland When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the non-musician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
    Aaron Copland
    American composer and writer (1900 - 1990)
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  • Carice van Houten When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was my first film abroad.
    Carice van Houten
    Dutch actress, singer and radio presenter (1976 - )
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  • Bob Newhart When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Annie Leibovitz When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.
    Annie Leibovitz
    American portrait photographer (1949 - )
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  • Barbara Ehrenreich When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • Carson Daly When I was a freshman in high school, I got a letterman jacket, which you'd think would be great stock. The jacket had the big S on it, for Santa Monica. But rather than having a football or a baseball on the S, I had a little nine iron. Girls thought it was a flute.
    Carson Daly
    American television host, radio personality and producer (1973 - )
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