1,572 Quotes About Thought

The measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and opens up new lines of research.

It was Peter’s island, Peter who’d brought us here, and in the back of every boy’s mind was some form of the same thought— He could send me back, if he wanted.

Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.

In feeling, naive; in thought, a skeptic.

Infinite is a meaningless word: except – it states / The mind is capable of performing / an endless process of addition.

The only thing faster than the speed of thought is the speed of forgetfulness. Good thing we have other people to help us remember.

If you’re not doing what you want to do. However, you still think about it every day. This means you have not given up. Only you know what action will make it happen and thought is an action. Keep focusing on what you want to do and figure out how to turn your thoughts into reality…

David Foster Wallace: Because I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the time instead of having to go back in my head and enjoy them then.