Active Mind Quotes

My father was a rather active guy, and he was often engaged in something if not physically, then mentally.

I never stop. I'll never truly retire, because my mind is always on go.

My brain's always working, and gears are turning 24/7. So I was trying to think of solutions.

The conventional mind is passive - it consumes information and regurgitates it in familiar forms. The dimensional mind is active, transforming everything it digests into something new and original, creating instead of consuming.

A mind too active is no mind at all.

A mind always employed is always happy.

To an active mind, indolence is more painful than labor.

I'm always busy. You know, the more I do, the more ideas I have—that's the funny thing. The brain is a muscle, and I'm a kind of body builder.

If you keep your mind active, regularly take on mental challenges, and continually think about the right things, you will develop the disciplined thinking that will help you with whatever you endeavor to do.

I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.

My mind is always going.

As long as you are curious, you defeat age.

I've one of those brains that doesn't quieten down.

Innocence is not virtue. Virtue demands the active employment of an ardent mind in the promotion of the general good. No man can be eminently virtuous who is not accustomed to an extensive range of reflection.

The state of mind of the photographer creating is a blank. I might add that this condition exists only at special times, namely when looking for pictures. -Something keeps him from falling off curbs, down open manholes, into bumpers of skidding trucks while in this condition but goes off duty at other times. . . . This is a very special kind of blank. A very active state of mind really, it is a very receptive state. . .

Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.

A mind too vigorous and active, serves only to consume the body to which it is joined.

If you have an active mind, it always helps. You know, people who don't do crosswords, their minds fall asleep. That's why I do them-my mind is always working. One day my brain is going to explode through the top of my head.

George Burns was more athletic than you think he was. And he was a very social man. He loved people, he enjoyed life. He worked at living. Old George was a social lion, he got around and did things. That's the key right there. It starts with your brain.

To keep an active mind, I find that reading novels is really good.

I love working and I love doing lots of things and a variety of things. It keeps your mind active... and you don't end up worrying about just the one thing. When I chew things over or analyze too much, that is when I can trip myself up.

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

Constant attention wears the active mind, Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.

My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!

The hell with the aging process. It happens to everyone - you just keep your mind active, you keep physically active.