Omar Khayyam Quotes
Some for the Glories of This World; and some Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum!
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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I do a lot of speaking about energy and environment. But that's more a second job than a hobby. Hobby-wise, I love the outdoors - hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, scuba diving. Because I spend almost all of my life in front of a screen, time in nature is especially important, I think.
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Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.
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A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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Everyone has an idea that they think would be a great movie. Everyone has a cousin who they think you should work with.
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You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture.
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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don't build 'wiggle room' into the asking price. There's a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person.
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I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.
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I knew what normalcy was, and I wasn't having it.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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I'm not big on Champagne, but I'd take along a bottle of Cristal to pop for when the boat comes to the rescue.
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Everyone [in higher education] was what I call drillers of deeper wells. These academics sit at the bottom of a deep well and they look up and see a sliver of the sky. They know everything about that little sliver of sky and nothing else. I scan all my horizons.
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Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it.
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The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history.
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The idea of having no responsibilities except general edification seems like such a luxury now. When I had it, all I wanted to do was hack around on the Web. Now the vast majority of my hours are hacking around on the Web.
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Some for the Glories of This World; and some Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum!
