The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.

Think your own thoughts.

Thoughts have no sex.

The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.

On this day, so full for Americans of thoughts connected with their National Independence, we may not forget that Americans have yet other grounds for gratitude to the people of the Netherlands.

I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall constitute such a crime.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.

Being stuck is a position few of us like. We want something new but cannot let go of the old - old ideas, beliefs, habits, even thoughts. We are out of contact with our own genius. Sometimes we know we are stuck; sometimes we don't. In both cases we have to DO something.

With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved to love Him and please Him with all your strength, your only fear should be to fear God too much and to place too little confidence in Him.

Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.

Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man, but they don't bite everybody.

I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts, or my thoughts the result of my dreams.