#mind

The march of the human mind is slow. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#human mind #march #mind #slow

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment. ↗

— Frances Burney

#contentment #curb #diminish #enjoyment #expectation

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. ↗

— John Burroughs

#always #believe #deny #easier #minds

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#because #been #business #caused #folks

The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#blue #change #conventions #each #face

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#familiar territory #frees #giving #mind #needs

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#government #interests #mind #more #people

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well. ↗

— George W. Bush

#executive #i #i am #mindful #myself

I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys, because we'll always be connected in people's minds. ↗

— Barry Zito

#because #connected #forward #guys #i

Life is more fragile and precious than I can comprehend, but believe me, I'm trying. ↗

— John O'Callaghan

#brain #consider #faith #fragile #hope