Deepak Chopra Quotes
What gets in our way is history and culture and religion and economic conditions. It is part of the hypnosis of our social conditioning.
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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I am not honest.
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'Envy' was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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I was interned in Auschwitz for one year. I didn't bring back anything, except for a few jokes, and that filled me with shame. Then again, I didn't know what to do with this fresh experience. For this experience was no literary awakening, no occasion for professional or artistic introspection.
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I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.
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I am healthy and happy.
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
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The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
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But my point is these Civil War songs were gruesome. The hatred that's so bad in this country today, and for the past 10 or 15 years, bad as it is, is nothing compared to the kind of things people would write down and sing back in the Civil War.
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Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
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The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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I can never let the guy across from me be in better shape. I have to be the best-conditioned guy.
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Some of the best logos are the simplest. One of the oldest is the mark used by the Bass brewery: a red triangle. Target has made a red circle with a red dot in the middle seem the very essence of affordable, hip practicality.
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My favorite car is a '69 Barracuda.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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I do not lift my voice against the great and glorious Government guaranteed to every citizen by the Constitution, but against those corrupt administrators who trample the Constitution and just laws under their feet.
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The only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture. If you do not manage culture, it manages you, and you may not even be aware of the extent to which this is happening.
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I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never.
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I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.
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I don't think 'Survivor' really changed me.
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What gets in our way is history and culture and religion and economic conditions. It is part of the hypnosis of our social conditioning.
