Thinking For Yourself Quotes
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“If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood.”
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“You have to change your thinking if you desire to have a future different from your present.”
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“Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.”
― The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
― The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
“WHAT PEOPLE MAY THINK
Some people cower
and wince and shrink,
owing to fear of
what people may think.
There is one answer
to worries like these:
people may think
what the devil they please.”
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Some people cower
and wince and shrink,
owing to fear of
what people may think.
There is one answer
to worries like these:
people may think
what the devil they please.”
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“7 keys to getting more things done:
1 start
2 dont make excuses
3 celebrate small steps
4 ignore critics
5 be consistent
6 be open
7 stay positive”
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1 start
2 dont make excuses
3 celebrate small steps
4 ignore critics
5 be consistent
6 be open
7 stay positive”
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“Let us dare to think for ourselves and raise questions. By reflecting on the outlooks of our daily pursuits and the lucky shots of life, we can breathe the scent of freedom. If we remain camped under the wings of other people’s thoughts, we cannot heighten the quality of our liberty. (“Life out there “)”
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“Listen, nitwit, what good will it do you to know whether I am "sincere" or "insincere"? What does this have to do with whether or not my thoughts are right? I can utter a soaring truth "insincerely" and say the stupidest thing "sincerely". Learn to judge the thought independently of who says it or how.”
― Diary
― Diary
“She just wanted to take one step that belonged to her, make one move that she had independently decided to make, but at every turn it felt as if her strings were being pulled by unseen hands.”
― Ink Blood Sister Scribe
― Ink Blood Sister Scribe
“Every manmade disaster begins when one man thinks for another. However benevolent they begin, the ultimate outcome is tyranny.”
― Blythe
― Blythe
“I am not questioning God's power! It is God who gave us reason and circumspection! It is God we serve by exercising prudence!”
― Angels & Demons
― Angels & Demons
“Common sense defends from mistakes and failures in your practical judgement. Questions delegate the mind to think, so your mind will follow questions or common sense. Questions initiate, common sense guards. Two flags to follow.”
― Questology
― Questology
“I had been taught to read the words of men like Madison as a cast into which I ought to pour the plaster of my own mind, to be reshaped according to the contours of their faultless model. I read them to learn what to think, not how to think for myself. Books that were not of God were banished; they were a danger, powerful and irresistible in their cunning.
To write my essay I had to read books differently, without giving myself over to either fear or adoration.”
― Educated
To write my essay I had to read books differently, without giving myself over to either fear or adoration.”
― Educated
“Bad instructors teach you what to think, worse ones teach you how to think, but the good ones teach you how important it is to learn to think for yourself.”
― A Pause in the Perpetual Rotation
― A Pause in the Perpetual Rotation
“If anyone is trying to make you jealous of their own heaven, they are clearly not happy enough there.”
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“Each person is chargeable with the essential task to make his or her thought processes as refined as possible. Every person must declare what important distinctions will allow him or her to live a vivid and reflection filled life.”
― Dead Toad Scrolls
― Dead Toad Scrolls
“Moments of thinking are your military moments because they are the moments where you take the opportunity to attack and eliminate your problems!”
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“When are you going to stop thinking about things that don't matter and start thinking about what lies ahead for you?”
― Stranger at Wildings
― Stranger at Wildings
“Thinking for yourself is still a radical act.”
― Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind
― Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind
“Truth and fiction are tangled together in everything human beings do and in every story they tell. Whenever a book claims to be telling the truth, it is wise (as Noah’s mother says at one point) to keep asking questions.”
― Cloud and Wallfish
― Cloud and Wallfish
“Just because my thoughts sometimes mirror someone else's doesn't mean they're doing my thinking for me.”
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“Aa, så är det alltså. Söder är på den här sidan så era snoppar pekar alltså...Vidare, söder ut!”
― Au revoir Agneta
― Au revoir Agneta
“Mrs Windermere: Can you imagine what people would say?
Mrs Erlynne: if we're always guided by other people's thoughts what's the point of having our own?”
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Mrs Erlynne: if we're always guided by other people's thoughts what's the point of having our own?”
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“Are we heading toward unknown hope or risking the good we already have?
Original one is
Are weedy goes to the unknown hope or to destroy the good things? as like we all goes.”
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Original one is
Are weedy goes to the unknown hope or to destroy the good things? as like we all goes.”
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