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		I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind to the person or situation that's right in front of you, and you miss so much.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Pema Chodron 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I wanted to go into prison and come out a better person - mentally, physically. So, I read a lot of books, got my GED while I was in there, and worked out every day. Strong body, strong mind. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ja Rule 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's such a strong community element in country - it's like a family. So I don't want to do anything that can come off, even if I'm not intentionally doing it, as giving the perception that I'm trying to abandon that family. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Hunt 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Queen Elizabeth II 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Taylor-Wood 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm 43 now. I've reached the point where I really can't care what anyone thinks. Of course, I do. I'm an actress. I'm totally insecure, but I'm trying to stick to my guns about what is important to me, and it doesn't matter what anyone thinks I should or shouldn't do. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Paget Brewster 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I finally finished the 'Two Suns' tour, which went on for quite a long time, I felt like a bit of a husk. And I remember thinking, 'I need to spend some time in one place, and just be at home.' So I guess the first year of that three and a half years was spent just trying to kind of get back to normal again. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Bat for Lashes 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		You shout in your sleep. Perhaps the price is just too steep. Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test? You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart. Just one man beneath the sky, Just two ears, just two eyes. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				David Gilmour 
			 
			
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		Rice cakes and peanut butter is my favorite snack in the whole wide world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Maggie Lawson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Marcus Tullius Cicero 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		After 'Brothers & Sisters' ended, I was back to the old game as an actor. Doing pilot season, choosing a script and figuring out what I wanted to do. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dave Annable 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All your experiences, all your meditations, all your prayer, all that you do, is self-centred. It is strengthening the self, adding momentum, gathering momentum, so it is taking you in the opposite direction. Whatever you do to be free from the self also is a self-centred activity. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				U.G. Krishnamurti 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind to the person or situation that's right in front of you, and you miss so much. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Pema Chodron