The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven - John Milton
The full-grown modern human being...is conscious of touching the highest pinnacle of fulfillment...when he is consumed in the service of an idea, in the conquest of the goal pursued -R. Briffault
Sometimes the subconscious mind manifests a wisdom several steps or even years ahead of the conscious mind, and has its own way of leading us toward our destiny - Nathaniel Branden, American Philosopher & Author
Some believe consciousness is entirely physical, others that there is some nonphysical component, some kind of soul. All seem sure. Not me. Trained in brain research, I lean toward the physical. Living as a sentient being, I lean away. Consciousness is a deep probe of the mystery of existence - Robert Lawrence Kuhn
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it - Albert Einstein
My anger, my addictions didn't disappear for years but I had that experience in my life as a benchmark. And my life continued to change...put me in new territory, into a new consciousness - the consciousness of giving - Gary Zukav, December 2003 issue of Science of Mind magazine (www.scienceofmind.com) - http://www.mitchhorowitz.com/gary-zukav.html
Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one's head - Mark Twain
Just to keep up with popular culture -- just to keep up with what's on cable -- you're forced to process so much information that people are being dragged kicking and screaming into a state of semi-enlightenment. Consciousness is being changed radically - Guy Spiro, http://www.suntimes.com/output/falsani/cst-nws-newage29.html
I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. i want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down - Jack Kerouac
Human history so far has been the history of a primitive race. Only now, with planet-wide knowledge and consciousness, have we entered the real challenge to our species: the good management of our earth. The real history of the world is only beginning - Robert Muller