1. People who are not determined to cultivate thinking will lose the greatest joy in life. ——American inventor Edison

2. Most thinkers write poorly because they not only have to convey their thoughts, but also the process of thinking. ——German philosopher Nietzsche

3. Thinking is the seed of behavior. ——American writer Emerson

4. We learn to think in the process of our labor. As a result of labor, we understand the mystery of the world, and then we truly change our lives. ——Former Soviet writer Gorky

5. The president is the head, without eyes and ears but only eyes and ears, and his main function is to think rather than move; cadres are the body, without eyes and ears but only hands and feet. ——Management guru Zeng Shiqiang, professor at Taiwan Chiao Tung University

6. People can become gods by thinking. ——French romantic lyric poet Lamartine

7. There are no small things in life, everything is a big thing worth thinking about. Life requires serious thinking and deserves serious thinking. ——Sa Beining, host of CCTV's "Today's Statement" column

8. The primary quality that managers should have is clear thinking. Chaotic command and slow action are manifestations of managers' lack of decisive thinking. ——Roger Falk

9. Although we use judgment to think about problems, it is will, not intellect, that ultimately solves problems. ——Waller

10. In artistic creation, the first idea is the best; in other things, the result of repeated thinking is the best. —— Blake

11. Think independently and don’t follow what others say. ——American writer Emerson

12. Scientific research can break superstition because it encourages people to think and observe things based on cause and effect. ——German-Jewish American, physicist Albert Einstein

13. Those who sit firmly in power will soon learn to think about security issues instead of developing the biggest issue in governing the country. ——American poet James Lowell

14. In a rapidly changing situation, it is crucial for junior commanders to be proactive and creative and to think boldly and independently. ——Hackett

15. Overly calm thinking without emotional impulse will inevitably lead to psychological abnormality. ——Bulgarian playwright and novelist Vasilev

16. Intelligence cancels fate. As long as he can think, he is autonomous. ——American writer Emerson

17. If others think about mathematical truths as deeply and continuously as you do, they will make the same discovery. ——American theologian Joan Edwards

18. Youth are good at creation but short on thinking, good at hard work but short on discussion, good at innovation but short on prudentness. ——British Renaissance writer and philosopher Bacon

19. The only real use of books is to enable people to think for themselves. If there are books that cannot make people think, they are not worthy of a place on the bookshelf. ——Bayer