I Quotes
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“In my mind, I was always a comedian who was going to branch into writing.”
“In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.”
“In my mind, I'm doing everything, but in reality, I'm doing very, very little. You come up with one idea, one moment, one line that leads to something and you feel like it's easy. And then, you sit back and think there would be no show without that.”
“In my mind, I'm hilarious, so I would love to do some comedy. But, I'm not exactly sure my perspective is a healthy one.”
“In my mind, I'm probably the biggest sex maniac you ever saw.”
Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
“In my mind, I'm writing for everybody.”
“In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.”
“In my mind, I've never lost a fight.”
“In my mind, it is certainly much nicer to end on a high note rather than on a Stout Pig.”
“In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves to be available and accessible to another human being in order to heal, learn and grow.”
“In my mind, martial arts movies are martial arts movies and action is action. It's quite different, because martial arts doesn't just have physical form; you have a philosophy, internal and external. A lot of it involves your life. How you see the world. An action film I think is just about the movement. I think it's different.”
“In my mind, New York was the place where they had the underground rap shows and I could get in on some ciphers and just rap. This whole fantasy world I had created in my head about New York just from listening to the music my whole life, like, I'ma go up there and do that. But when I came up here, there was none of that, that scene was dead.”
“In my mind, not in real life. My rap name will be Optimus Rhymes. Or the Notorious B.o.B.”
“In my mind, only one inviolable precept exists in terms of being a successful writer: you have to write. The unspoken sub-laws of that one precept are: to write, you must start writing and then finish writing. And then, most likely, start writing all over again because this writing "thing" is one long and endless ride on a really weird (but pretty awesome) carousel. Cue the calliope music.”
“In my mind, partial failure is always better than delusory success.”
Source: In Defense of Elitism
“In my mind, President Snow should be viewed in front of marble pillars hung with oversized flags. It's jarring to see him surrounded by the ordinary objects in the room. Like taking the lid off a pot and finding a fanged viper instead of stew.”
Source: Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)
“In my mind, public space travel will precede efforts toward exploration -- be it returning to the moon, going to Mars, visiting asteroids, or whatever seems appropriate. We've got millions and millions of people who want to go into space, who are willing to pay. When you figure in the payload potential of customers, everything changes.”
“In my mind, so-called "cultures of innovation" really boil down to one word: curiosity.”
“In my mind, the men and women of NASA are history's modern pioneers. They attempt the impossible, accept failure, and then back to the drawing board while the rest of us stand back and criticize.”
Source: Deception Point
“In my mind, the purpose of education is to enable human beings to develop to their full potential, intellectually and spiritually. That means that students have to be empowered to pursue self-knowledge and the skills that will help them be of service to their fellow human beings. Education should encourage people to develop their curiosity about life; above all, it should not trivialize either the students or their lives.”
“In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was so much more important that I put it in just that context.”
“In my mind, the sexiest thing in the world is the feeling that you’re wanted.”
Source: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)
“In my mind, there are too many copycat web products out there that are doing the same thing.”
“In my mind, there is no question that they're out there. My Career is well established. My texts books are required reading in all the major capitals on planet earth. If you want to become a physist to learn about the unified feild therory-you read my books. Therefore, I'm in a position to say: Yes- Most likely they're out their, perhaps even visited, perhaps on our moon.”
“In my mind, there is no reason why Stoicism shouldn't become as popular as Buddhism, especially in the Western world, where the dominant culture, Christianity, itself absorbed a large number of elements from Greco-Roman Stoicism.”
“In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.”
“In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one.”
“In my mind, there's a time and a place for putting your foot down.”
“In my mind, there's no logical conclusion that can be drawn, other than that I was fired for my activism.”
“In my mind, there's no question that Donald Trump has energized the Latino community more than any other presidential candidate. Unfortunately for him, he's done that in a negative way.”
“In my mind, there's nothing wrong with it. I don't instinctively know what's wrong with it. There is a language of the ghetto. There is a language of the barrio. And it's not good. There is an attitude. There is a behavior. There is a mindset and we wouldn't anybody to be stuck in it.”
“In my mind, when God made women, he did an amazing job. I think girls are just perfect.”
“In my ministry, I teach my disciples, "Power first, then the Word. Go in and prophesy first, or demonstrate the power of God first in some way."”
Source: The Reality of the Supernatural World: Exploring Heavenly Realms and Prophetic Experiences
“In my model, important interference phenomena arise when individual strata come into contact. These chaotic fluctuations are, I suppose, what my music is really about.”
“In my moment of deepest cowardice I would be wise to remember that there’s an element of bravery in acknowledging that I’m not brave.”
“In my moment of greatest fear, I had inadvertently surrendered my power; subsequently, my autonomy was effectively hijacked and held captive.”
Source: Blinded Trust: The Au Pair Nightmare
“In my moments of down time I tend to listen to Blues.”
“In my monastery, as in all those belonging to the Zen tradition, there is a very fine portrait of Bodhidharma. It is a Chinese work of art in ink, depicting the Indian monk with sober and vigorous features. The eyebrows, eyes, and chin of Bodhidharma express an invincible spirit. Bodhidharma lived, it is said, in the fifth century A.D. He is considered to be the First Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in China. It might be that most of the things that are reported about his life have no historical validity; but the personality as well as the mind of this monk, as seen and described through tradition, have made him the ideal man for all those who aspire to Zen enlightenment. It is the picture of a man who has come to perfect mastery of himself, to complete freedom in relation to himself and to his surroundings—a man having that tremendous spiritual power which allows him to regard happiness, unhappiness, and all the vicissitudes of life with an absolute calm. The essence of this personality, however, does not come from a position taken about the problem of absolute reality, nor from an indomitable will, but from a profound vision of his own mind and of living reality. The Zen word used here signifies "seeing into his own nature." When one has reached this enlightenment, one feels all systems of erroneous thought crushed inside oneself. The new vision produces in the one enlightened a deep peace, a great tranquility, as well as a spiritual force characterized by the absence of fear. Seeing into one's own nature is the goal of Zen.”
Source: Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice
“In my more lucid moments I know that God is right here, right now; that God is the luminous mystery at the heart of creation and that God is here in the joys and sorrows of the world. And I try to see God in everything and treat all life with reverence.”
“In my more lucid moments I realized that insanity was a fairly reasonable explanation for what was happening to me. The problem was that it wasn't useful information. Realizing I was crazy didn't make the crazy stuff stop happening. Nor did it give me any clues about what I should do next.”
Source: The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity
“In my more pompous moments I like to think of myself as a writer rather than a humorist, but I suppose that's merely the vanity of advancing age.”
“In my more than 60 years as a member of the American scientific community, including service as president of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Physical Society, I have never witnessed a more disturbing corruption of the peer-review process than the events that led to this IPCC report.”
“In my morning time with God, I ask Him to fill all my hollow places with His lavish, unfailing love. This frees me from craving the approval of others and requiring them to fill up my “cup.” Then, if someone takes the time to demonstrate his or her love for me, that's the overflow! I am free to appreciate and enjoy it, but I didn't emotionally require it!”
“In my most darkest and alone moments, I always wished someone would´ve been there to give me a hug”
Source: Duplicity
“In my most desperate moments, I have never conceived of anything more horrible than a law office.”
“In my most extreme fluctuations I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God ... I think that generally (& more and more so as I grow older) but not always, that an agnostic would be the most correct description of my state of mind.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated)
“In my most painful moments on the bike, I am at my most curious and I wonder each and every time how I will respond.”
“In my mother I recognise the trap that has been set for all of us: the narrative of love that has no happy ending. Our whole lives we are raised to look for love, to yearn for it, to hope for the day we will meet it and know it, and take it for our own. We build our future on the dream we are sold of an unbreakable two. Find your love, and build your life. There is no script for how to say goodbye. There is no story written about how to stay alive when your live is dead. There is no manual for farewells. I have never seen sadness like I saw in my parents' eyes as they were letting each other go. They gazed at one another and exchanged their lives back and forth in silent memories, and they didn't look away. No word were spoken, but every breath was theirs together.”
Source: Times Like These
“In my mother's time, [pain] was a secret burden, and women were admired for their ability to ignore, to be silent, to be selfless.... Now we can speak it, and that's true healing, not a problem--to admit there is some constant pain.”
Source: Heart Berries
“In my mother's church, everybody read the Bible and it was mostly about music. My mother had the most beautiful voice I have ever heard in my life. She could sing anything - classical, jazz, blues, opera. And people came from long distances to that little church she went to - African Methodist Episcopal, the AME church she belonged to - just hear her.”