Bright Spot

When there's a lot of light, you don't notice the dark. When there's a lot of dark, you always notice the light. - John Marsden

Surround yourself with light to avoid dark thoughts.

Foreknowledge

The "second sight" possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don't wear trousers... That is also why in all countries women are more prone to utter prophecies. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg


Deductive reasoning.

Cowards and Fools

A nation which makes great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools. - Thucydides


We should all know what we are doing, and why.

Lack of Interest

The world isn't interested in the storms you encountered, but whether or not you brought in the ship. - Raul Armesto


You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. - Olin Miller

Playing Your Hand

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will. - Jawaharial Nehru


Thinking is how you play your hand well.

Peaceful Mind

If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts. - Peter McWilliams


Be a pacifist when it comes to your mind.

Mind Fix

A great many open minds should be closed for repairs. - Toledo Blake


Open minds are at times filled with trash.

Theoretical Path

A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory. - Albert Einstein

..... Not a clearly visible path anyway.

Thinking Block

You can't think yourself out of a writing block, you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. - John Rogers

..... Keep on writing.

Misread Silence

Silence is a text easy to misread. - A. A. Attanasio

..... Make your opinions known else you might be misjudged even worse.

Be Adventurous

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand....Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit. - Jacqueline Cochran

..... Boredom is a state of mind, not circumstance.

Depressed or Sad?

In depression you care about nothing. In sadness you care about everything. - Gloria Steinem


A pretty good working definition of the difference.

If Your Brain......

If your brain had a brain, it wouldn't wake you up in the middle of the night to remind you of something you can't possibly do anything about in the middle of the night. - David Allen

  Train yourself to leave work at work and troubles at your desk.

 

Inspiration's Source

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. - Frank Tibolt


  Every mighty river starts out as a creek.

Lost In Thought

The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. - Paul Fix

Others may look lost but are just hiding.

Colorful Writing

Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It's the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors. - Rhys Alexander

  Think in color too.

See, Think, Test

See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that. - Douglas Adams


Many forget to test. Their thinking may be wrong.

Underdogs

All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume. - Noam Chomsky


To find the source of this propaganda look to the universities.

Getting The Truth

A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth. - Alexis Carrel


Rational thought only works well if you are dealing with reality.

Keeping Control

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the debate. - Noam Chomsky


e.g. Political Correctness.