But with the pain came clarity of thought, and determination to do what had to be done.

His works are characterized by simplicity and clarity of thought.

At their best your notes can stimulate historical analysis, clarity of thought, and personal interest.

Sorry, darling, I don't know what the problem is - it must be my clarity of thought.

He has everything in his armoury but for whatever reason the clarity of thought is not quite there at the moment.

If the air got any thinner, I'd have to start worrying about my clarity of thought.

The clarity of thought the drug brought to Ussmak let him see that only too well.

No wonder the humans had such trouble maintaining clarity of thought and purpose.

I had heard that disaster bred a wonderful clarity of thought.

Clarity of thought is essential to effective government action.

He once recommended two or three cigarettes a day as an aid to clarity of thought and memory.

Not a lot of clarity of thought or complete sentences.

"You've reined in your emotions, so you have clarity of thought and purpose."

High magic requires great clarity of thought, you see, and women's talents do not lie in that direction.

As with advocacy, this requires clarity of thought and an ability to think quickly, in a politically sensitive environment.

It required an effort and clarity of thought far greater than that of ordinary speech, she had told him.

He was pointing out what I couldn't do, of course, forcing me to clarity of thought.

"I have no juvenile emotions, only clarity of thought."

There could be no words, no clarity of thought in a roach's brain.

"Coolness cools your mind and clear air brings a clarity of thought."

That clarity of thought can be painful, though.

Jedro stumbled into the chair while fighting to retain some clarity of thought.

These spices gave her strength of conviction and clarity of thought.

That has taken much courage and clarity of thought on both sides, which occasional crises cannot wipe out.

High art, in their view, could be conveyed only through clarity of thought and mastery of form.