There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
–William Shakespeare (1564 โ 1616)
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
–Marcus Aurelius (121 โ 180)
Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.
–Plato (~423 โ ~347 BCE)
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
–George S. Patton (1885 โ 1945)
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
–Henry Ford (1863 โ 1947)
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.
–Bruce Lee (1940 โ 1973)
The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.
–David Ogilvy (1911 โ 1999)
You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
–Charles F. Kettering (1876 โ 1958)
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.
–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 โ 1832)
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
–W. Clement Stone (1902 โ 2002)
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David Ogilvy’s quote is one to remember – note to self, have funnier thoughts.๐
๐ Marion ๐ ~ that is my aspiration!
Nice list of quotes! I have the greatest admiration for Henry Ford – who paid his workers enough they too, could afford to own the car they were building – for his standing in court of law, being fed questions by the defense, when he sued for libel, newsprints that accused him of being ignorant/stupid, lacking in education – his answer? [paraphrased] “I don’t have to know all those things – I surround myself with folks much smarter than I in their expertise – they know and they tell me, so I can focus on what I’m good at”
Another American titan during what is so often consider the “Robber Baron’ age of America was George Westinghouse – man, did he torque off the real robber barons when he gave his workers 1/2 saturdays off, when most titans of industry required a 6 day work week of long hours (12-18) Why?
Because in his youth/world – Sunday was for church/rest, and he spent so much of his life wishing, he could have just a few hours of a Saturday – all to himself – and so, once he was in charge and could make it happen for his workers? He did – ๐
Both stories shared, to me? Are the result of thinking about things – and when able to? To put them into action –
Wow, Tamrah! You’re a font of knowledge! Thanks so much for sharing those delicious historical tidbitsโฃ๏ธ
Not really – I just love stories of folks – whether famous or not, that just did for others what they never had done for them, or didn’t forget how their life was before they ‘made’ it – and me? WOW! I so appreciate that you don’t ban me from commenting on your site and that you hear the stories – and my heart – what is, I guess, a deep passion of mine that will never die until I do – sigh – you bless my life, over and over – just by being you! And well – I’m not one to wait for funeral to say so – I’d rather say it right when I have the chance to! Thank you, always, for taking time to read and it seems? You hear my heart’s talk in so many ways when I so often drop the ball in verbal/typing it out ways – ๐
Tamrah Jo, why on earth would I ban you from commenting? I don’t even understand why you might expect something like that.
That’s so sweet! Wow… That’s such a humbling comment, T. J…. thank you.
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David
The offer to ban me was blunt honesty on my part – because on some topics? I just focus in on the challenges, the solutions, the heartache of those impacted, or feel helpless in face of various situations – but I don’t always say it as well as I could or really – should….
Also – I learned long ago – not to wait for wakes, funerals or memorial services to let someone know, they made a difference in my life –
It’s not false flattery, I don’t take it lightly, I just say so when it’s true – and you are free to take it how ever you wish – but your choice of word use of ‘humbling’ – ?
On the other hand, part of my everyday compass ‘reset’/assessment?
I’m merely a grain of sand on the beach – and yet, if I disappear the beach is never exactly the same, at the granular level –
When one understands that? It is both awe-inspiring AND humbling – all at the same time!!! So, um, yeah – exactly! ๐
There’s a Jewish saying that every person is a world entire…
Exactly!
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It seems I have been thinking too much. Haha! Lovely quotes. ๐
โค Terveen โค ~ thanks! I'm working on a second post of "thinking" quotes now!
Wonderful collection of sayings โ๐
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Profound musings ๐โ
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Great selection
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Sadje ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
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Applause! Applause! Applause!
Food for thought ๐
Each contradicting the previous.. but all make sense.
โค L. โค ~ yes ~ I deliberately picked contradictory quotes because they made me think!
Great collection, David.
โค Michele โค ~ thanks ~ I always look for quotes that make me think!
Good thinking! ๐
“Great quotes to think about and then take action on your thoughts. For unaction only breeds regret.” Mary Anne Abdo
Great quote by a great person โค
Thank you ๐
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I *think* I love theseโฃ๏ธ But I believe there is a truth thinking can’t always uncover, but the soul knows on a deeper level. You might *think* something is good, but deep down you feel it’s wrong. So Shakespeare’s quote gives too much power to the mind and not enough to the heart/gut.
โค Tricia โค ~ that is an interesting take – I think I agree with you! Thanks for adding your thoughts ๐
No problem! It’s an interesting topic, the mind vs. the heart, and which one steers the other. Some feelings are deceptive, just as some thoughts. It takes wisdom.
Similar to the way my mind was going after reading these.(k)
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