# No mind can have enough power without the power to think about Thinking itself by Marvin Minsky > "No mind can have enough power without the power to think about Thinking itself." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *Jokes and their Relation to the Cognitive Unconscious (1980), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Jokes and their Relation to the Cognitive Unconscious (1980), excerpt candidate.