Isaac Asimov

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.

American Scientist

Johnny Depp

The quality of life is so different in France. There is the possibility of living a simple life. I would never contemplate raising my daughter in LA. I would never raise any child there.

American Actor

Wayne Dyer

Your timeless self does not age and has no fear of the future. Contemplate your physical self and all its possessions, and practice laughing peacefully at it all.

American Psychologist

Zig Ziglar

We hear tears loudly on this side of Heaven. What we don't take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death's valley.

American Author

Aristotle

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

Greek Philosopher

Thomas Aquinas

Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

Italian Theologian

Gabriel Marcel

Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.

French Philosopher

bell hooks

I have created a life style that supports contemplation, service to words.

American Critic

John Caudwell

I couldn't even contemplate anyone even making a film about my life!

English Businessman

Jacob Bronowski

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

English Scientist

'Contemplate' implies deep thinking, often about complex subjects or important decisions.

Depth of Thought

When someone contemplates, it's more than a quick thought; it involves prolonged consideration.

Extended Time

'Contemplate' means thinking before acting, not jumping into action.

Not Immediate Action

Use 'contemplate' when discussing potential future actions or changes.

Future Planning

Implies considering something seriously and with intention, not casually.

Serious Consideration

'Contemplate' often comes before a decision or choice about future actions.

Decision Making

Implies giving full attention to one thought or object, often for personal or spiritual reasons.

Mental Focus

'Contemplate' can involve looking inward, examining one's thoughts or feelings.

Introspective Activity

Contemplation is usually a silent, solitary activity, not involving conversation.

Quiet Reflection

 Two of her most-explored experiences were her physical disabilities and her marriage. As a result of the bus accident, she experienced life-long health complications and endured many hospitalizations. She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony,

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 terrified the world was going to end this is not one of the summer movies where you can close your eyes during the scary parts with nearly everything in our economy run by computers the prospect of the digital meltdown is too huge to contemplate I was worried as the whole computer game

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 and contemplating the Earth from outside its perimeters, etc. We like to feel in contact with something that is non-human, and that is so deeply important to us. What I think I've been talking about really is success and failure. And one of the interesting things about success

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 Smith and he said this this is worth contemplating the great source of both the misery and disorders of human life seems to arise from overrating the difference between one permanent situation and another some of these situations may no doubt deserve to be

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 in order to live fully -- connected in space and in time to the physical world around us, connected in understanding to each other, not to mention spiritually connected, because every spiritual path I know of has listening and contemplation at its heart.

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 been to prison and more than once gave serious thought I'm talking deep contemplation to whether I could or should murder someone is payback now I am not attributing those decisions to my blackness but I'd like to believe if

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 It's too important a question to ignore. But there's an obvious we're alone. It's just us. There could be a trillion planets in the galaxy. Is it plausible we're the only creatures capable of contemplating this question?

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 to my surprise, they were around my age, but the gulf that was between us was vast. It was like we were in two completely different worlds. And so as I contemplated all of this and looked at what was happening,

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 have always favored the man of action over the "man" of contemplation. But in America's early days, we lived in what historians call a culture of character, where we still, at that point, valued people

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 It's because, using current thinking, the scale of the problem just seems too huge to contemplate solving. So we just switch us, governments and aid agencies.