Quotes about Thoughts

A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.

To understand God's thoughts, one must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose.

There are dead thoughts and there are living thoughts. A dead thought has been compared to a stone which one may plant in the soil. Nothing will come out. A living thought is like a seed. In the process of thinking, an answer without a question is devoid of life. It may enter the mind; it will not penetrate the soul. It may become a part of one's knowledge; it will not come forth as a creative force.

Laughter can be used to sooth the mind and get rid of those awful thoughts.

She learned a long time ago people were driven by what they thought about the most. Whatever surfaced each morning when they opened their eyes ruled their hearts. Good. Evil. Love. Hate. Benevolence. Sex. Greed.   

Judgement is the forbidden objectivization of the other person which destroys single-minded love. I am not forbidden to have my own thoughts about the other person, to realize his shortcomings, but only to the extent that it offers to me an occasion for forgiveness and unconditional love, as Jesus proves to me.

Often we are so burdened and overwhelmed with other thoughts, images, and concerns that it may take a long time before God's Word has cleared all that away and gets through to us.

Most of life's battles are won or lost in the mind.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.

The simple part is, every thought we think and every word we speak is creating our future. If you change your thinking, you can change your life.

The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.

Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.