thought

"The presence of thoughts creates in each person the illusion that they are in control of their life.

Most people never get to the point of realizing, 'Well, that's not me doing it {having thoughts}.' If you ever get that far it's a short step to realizing, 'Well, wait a minute! When did I ever decide to have any of the thoughts I had?'"

-- Jan Cox

"Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought." Henri Bergson