Matthieu Ricard Quotes

Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we witness someone in pain, we suffer in resonance with his or her suffering.

Matthieu Ricard

• Pain
• Suffering
• Smile
• Empathy

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• I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'

  

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• There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.

  

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• Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.

  

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• If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.

  

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• My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox.

  

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• In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.

  

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• Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit.

  

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• The foreign policy of the Democrats is bad for Europe and deadly for Hungary. In contrast, the foreign policy of the Republicans and proclaimed by presidential candidate Trump is good for Europe and means life for Hungary.

  

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• So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.

  

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• As soon as I could talk, I chose shorts to wear.

  

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• I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst.

  

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• Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

  

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• I would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win. I'd be doing Oscar predictions months ahead of time, and not only for the Oscars, for the Grammys. This is just what excited me as a kid.

  

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• Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we witness someone in pain, we suffer in resonance with his or her suffering.

  

  Matthieu Ricard
  • Pain
  • Suffering
  • Smile