We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

Much public thinking follows a rut. The same thing is true in science. People get stuck and don't look in other directions.

The deductive reasons for a course of action usually follow rather than precede the course of action. Thought follows life.

The architect must get to know the people who will live in the planned house. From their needs, the rest inevitably follows.

Tribe follows tribe, and nation follows nation, like the waves of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is useless.

It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.

What a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.

In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.

Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.

My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative.

I pray as follows: May justice reign, may the laws not be broken, may the wise men be poor, and the poor men rich, without sin.

Spirituality is very individualistic - to each his own. I feel it's about keeping the spirit alive and everything else follows.

I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.

The Mark Birley fan club, of which epic American socialite Nan Kempner says she's the oldest living member, follows him doggedly.

My job isn't about pursuing fame and then becoming an actor. It's about becoming an actor, and if fame follows suit, that's fine.

I am not comfortable at all with this tag of being dubbed 'the richest Indian' and all the attention that follows for the reason.

I feel like if one person makes a change then everyone follows and if you want to see a change in the world, you should start it.

A man of knowledge chooses a path with a heart and follows it and then he looks and rejoices and laughs and then he sees and knows.

In America, we eat until we're full, which means we usually go past the point of satiety because satiety actually follows digestion.

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament - disarmament follows peace.

I'm originally from New York, and my style follows suit. Since I've lived in L.A., though, I feel like I've become a lot more casual.

My parents separated when I was nine, but my father was always around, and he still follows me now. He is always sending me messages.

Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.

I think for so long I've hidden. I think actually now I'm in the limelight, I don't want everyone who follows me to think I'm perfect.

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

To me, the most important thing is to tell a good story. If I can do that, I think that enlightenment, respect of nature, etc. follows.

I watch 'Jeopardy!' every night and 'Wheel of Fortune' follows. And every time I'm like, 'Whoa, it's still on! This is still happening!'

Our fathers had their dreams; we have ours; the generation that follows will have its own. Without dreams and phantoms man cannot exist.

I've said many times that I'm not one of those people who check statistics, follows history, and says, 'If I do this, what will happen.'

Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airport, even the men kiss me. I love Rome.

Maybe having to pretend to be in love with someone and then jump into bed with them breaks the ice very quickly; friendship follows fast.

For there is a price ticket on everything that puts a whizz into life, and adventure follows the rule. It's distressing, but there you are.

Seek first what is true and of value, and then whatever happiness follows will be of the appropriate quantity and, more importantly, quality.

Every writer follows a theme, and mine is survival. If you can't figure out what a writer's theme is, look at the books you are attracted to.

Every day the choristers of the social web chirp their advice about openness and trust; craigslist follows none of it, and every day it grows.

'Phantom' follows some of the best submarine cold-war films made. There's just so much tension, I can't even describe it - you have to see it.

I think often times if a guitar riff is centered around the chorus or if it follows the chorus, then it often times turns into the actual hook.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and my heart is full. 'American Sniper' has broken records, which follows such an honest path of Chris's life.

No matter what people say outside of football, we don't work for money, we work for the love of the game and the money is something that follows.

It's easy for me to look groomed, because I start the day on This Morning and have to be made up - so the rest of the day just follows from there.

A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.

Tutoring follows the lucrative philosophy of advertising: if you can manufacture a need, people with disposable resources will find ways to fill it.

Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.

The oil dinosaurs want to win so badly in my home state because what happens here matters everywhere. The nation often follows where California goes.

'Britannia High' is this new, edgy series which follows the lives of seven kids, their friendships, and the troubles they go through at stage school.

That is someone who follows the teachings of the nonviolent Jesus and takes the gospel personally, and then pays the price. I fall into that category.

The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation.

This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to it in the scientific study of ancient faiths.

'The Dance Scene' is basically the most amazing dance show in the world, and it follows me as a creative director. You see how I maintain that creativity.

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