Unfocused Thinking Quotes

A mind too active is no mind at all.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

I found the best ideas usually came, not when one was actively striving for them, but when one was in a more relaxed state… I used to take long solitary walks on Sundays, during which I tended to review the current situation in a leisurely way. Such occasions often proved fruitful, even though (or perhaps, because) the primary purpose of the walk was relaxation and not research.

I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing.

I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the 'monkey mind' -- the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves, spit and howl.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

Thinking little at all about nothing in particular.

he had been making an unsuccessful effort to write something about nothing in particular