Robert Jordan: Quotes about thinking

“How do you fight someone smarter than yourself?" Rand whispered. "The anser is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can.”

“Come to think of it, an Aes Sedai would probably follow a man off a cliff, too, if only to explain to him - in detail - all the things he was doing incorrectly in the way he went about killing himself.”

“Never think I have abandoned you. When the sun shines on you, it is my smile. When you hear the breeze stir through the apple blossoms, it is my whisper that I love you. My love is yours forever.”

“A wise ruler takes advice, but should never be seen to take it. Let them think you know more than you do. It will not harm them, and it will help you.”

“Listen sharp, think deep, and guard your tongue- Tam al'Thor”

“He doesn't know what to make of me," Mat said softly.
"How very uncommon. I can't think of anyone else who has reacted that way to you, Mat.”

“Men always say they didn't mean it that way. You would think they spoke a different language.”

“Men! Too blind to see what a stone could see, and too stubborn to be trusted to think for themselves.”

“The arrogance of men never ceases to amaze me. You all think everything has to do with you, and every woman has to desire you.”

“Men always believe they are in control of everything around them. When they find out they are not, they think they have failed, instead of learning a simple truth women already know.”

“Do you know how to unite the people behind you, Child Carridin? The quickest way? Loose a lion - a rabid lion - in the streets. And when panic grips the people, once it has turned their bowels to water, calmly tell them you will deal with it. Then you kill it, and order them to hang the carcass up where everyone can see. Before they have time to think, you give another order, and it will be obeyed. And if you continue to give orders, they will continue to obey, for you will be the one who saved them, and who better to lead?”

“By the look of you, Nynaeve, I could almost think you were angry, but I know you have such a sweet disposition people ask you to dabble your fingers in their tea.”

“I think the woman was born in Far Madding in a thunderstorm. She probably told the thunder to be quiet. It probably did.”

“Think if you want to stay alive. Fear will kill you if you don't control it.”

“Not thinking about a thorn doesn’t make it hurt your foot less.”

“Only a fool thinks his enemies stand still when he isn't looking, my Lord Dragon.”

“An Aes Sedai never lies, but the truth she speaks, may not be the truth you think you hear.”