Gabrielle Bernstein Quotes
Own your joy so that you can be happier and bring more energy to the world. That ripple effect works on a quantum level. It brings about changes in the world.
Quotes to Explore
-
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
-
With 'Dance Moms' in L.A., we film on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. When we film in Pittsburgh, we film the same days, but we still dance in our studio when we're not filming, so I'm dancing every day except Sunday.
-
The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
-
My mother didn't set out to surround us with white students or colleagues. My mother just sought a quality education. People have these expectations of who they think you should be. And I say it's because they don't really understand Malcolm X - or his wife.
-
The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
-
Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
-
The poor and minorities are disproportionately both crime's perpetrators and its victims. People are saddened when this happens but not surprised.
-
With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
-
In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
-
I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
-
Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience will react. I feel deeply responsible for them.
-
I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
-
One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
-
The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
-
'Sairat' is a film I absolutely loved. I have great regard for the movie and its film-maker. The movie blew my mind.
-
Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.
-
Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
-
I wasn't a great debater.
-
Her desire set her apart from the pack. Now, she has an aura that floats around, and that's intimidating.
-
The conscious mind allows itself to be trained like a parrot, but the unconscious does not - which is why St. Augustine thanked God for not making him responsible for his dreams.
-
Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.
-
Own your joy so that you can be happier and bring more energy to the world. That ripple effect works on a quantum level. It brings about changes in the world.
