When you are describing, A shape, or sound, or tint; Don't state the matter plainly, But put it in a hint; And learn to look at all things, With a sort of mental squint.
... if a man really and truly believed that black was white, you might advise him to see an oculist, but you mustn't call him a liar.
Our mental attitude transforms a situation into either a problem or an opportunity.
Crazy people are not crazy if one accepts their reasoning.
I find myself trying to explain more, and explain the perspective of my mentality, or the mentality I'm trying to convey.
To know a man's library is, in some measure, to know a man's mind.
How we see and hold the full range of our experiences in our minds and in our hearts makes an enormous difference in the quality of this journey we are on and what it means to us. It can influence where we go, what happens, what we learn, and how we feel along the way.
I think that for me, as far as audience expectations and how you manage your anxiety, it helps to keep things in perspective.
Part of growing up is making sure your sense of reality isn't entirely grounded in your own mind.
I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We are particular students of human nature - not every actor is, of course, but that's what fascinates me about being an actor.
The miracle is when you shift. The miracle is when you know there is no hill - you're removing the hill. The miracle is when you realize the time of physical decline can be a time of spiritual incline.
The conformation of his mind was such that whatever was little seemed to him great, and whatever was great seemed to him little.
The way I approached a question, my habit of mind, the way I looked at things, what I took for granted - all this was myself and it did not seem to me that I could alter it.
Regardless of the magnitude of the decision, our brains make it hard for us to keep the perspective we need to make good choices.
The problem is all inside your head, she said to me The answer is easy if you take it logically I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
It is our own mental attitude which makes the world what it is for us. Our thought make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds. Learn to see things in the proper light.
