state of mind

And in my experience, there is no such a thing as an evil person – instead, there are evil states of mind.

The result is a fascinating portrait about holding the line, in which the territory is as much a collective state of mind as an encroached-upon sovereignty.

He’s more concerned with the character’s state of mind, which is troubled, addled from drugs and booze, and driven almost mad with yearning.

We’ve long known that we can control our breathing patterns to alter our state of mind — when we get stressed, we might take a deep, slow breath to feel calmer.

“We look forward to a vigorous examination of Senator Alvarado-Gil’s behavior and state of mind and to get this matter to trial as expeditiously as possible.”