Debbie Ford Quotes
By relinquishing your obsession with the past and your fantasies about the future, you can tap into the power of the present and feel the force of love that resides inside of you.
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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How hard have those intolerant of John Adams's perspective worked to strip from young people any hope of knowing the concepts and truths that help deal with life?
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The great philosophers and the great works are standards for the selection of what is essential. Everything that we do in studying the history of philosophy ultimately serves their better understanding.
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I am healthy and happy.
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I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.
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Bill Clinton left office with a more than 60% approval rating.
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It's such a weird thing: to sit and look at yourself is so distracting to the psyche. It would be like me standing in front of a mirror and looking at myself all day, trying to find a flaw.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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I didn't know what a stockbroker was when I was eight, but I would just tell everybody that's what I was going to be.
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I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.
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The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
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And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.
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There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them.
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Paris can be like the land of the Lotus-Eaters. You can't leave.
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It's difficult to believe that Al Gore was oblivious to the existing laws. He has to respond at some point.
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You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
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Machiavelli says that if as a ruler you accept that your every action must pass moral scrutiny, you will without fail be defeated by an opponent who submits to no such moral test. To hold on to power, you have not only to master the crafts of deception and treachery but to be prepared to use them where necessary.
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A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.
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By relinquishing your obsession with the past and your fantasies about the future, you can tap into the power of the present and feel the force of love that resides inside of you.
