Mind

Mind

A mind ( /ˈmaɪnd/) is the complex of cognitive faculties that enables consciousness, thinking, reasoning, perception, and judgement—a characteristic of human beings, but which also may apply to other life forms.

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Famous quotes containing the word mind:

    “It exhibits the effort of an essentially prosaic mind to lift itself, by a prolonged muscular strain, into poetry.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)

    “As a beauty I’m not a great star.
    Others are handsomer far;
    But my face—I don’t mind it
    Because I’m behind it;
    It’s the folks out in front that I jar.”
    —A.H. Euwer (1877–?)

    “... the modern drama, operating through the double channel of dramatist and interpreter, affecting as it does both mind and heart, is the strongest force in developing social discontent, swelling the powerful tide of unrest that sweeps onward and over the dam of ignorance, prejudice, and superstition.”
    —Emma Goldman (1869–1940)