Gene Fowler Quotes

I got too fed up with films that didn't make you think. I liked the idea of one that you'd have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film.

You play more games, you get more maturity, and you get smarter.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

Well, the fact is that one imagination is critically important, and if you have had your imagination stimulated by what is basically a variety of subjects, you are much more amenable to accepting, to understanding and interacting with the realities of the world.

My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.

If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise.

It is as deadly for a mind to have a system as to have none. Therefore it will have to decide to combine both.

Don't leave home without your sword - your intellect.

There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

A mind should not be so open that the brains fall out; however, it should not be so closed that whatever gray matter which does reside may not be reached.

I think the open mind is the one that's reachable.

I'm mentally agile.

I just like the obstacle course of figuring out something.

I play chess with the computer when I feel dull in my mind and after two games - 'out or win', I feel sharp again.

It's hard to be so mentally competitive and when you're not competing you try to turn it off but it doesn't work like that. I don't think you can just turn it off, I think you still find ways to be competitive - if it's playing a video game, if it's playing cards.

The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical.

The mental aspect of kicking is the difficult part. Physically, we still have to be in shape and perform on the field, but the thing that separates the ones who make it versus the ones who don't is definitely the mental side.

If it's a cliche to say that intellectual curiosity keeps your mind sharp, your senses alert, and your capabilities cutting-edge, that's because it's true.

I like when my mind is being stimulated and challenged, and I'm forced to be creative.

Talking about smart thinking, The British-made 'Brain Training Podcast' is a brief daily workout for the mind that could easily get addictive.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.

The mind is a very strong thing.

Obviously, I have to continue to get better with the mental part of the game.