Thich Nhat Hanh (Nhat Hanh) Quotes
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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I studied Morse code.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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It really is no different in the way that we make records and shoot music videos. I don't think of the movie as being a great leap out of my current profession.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.
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Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
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There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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If you're governor of a state, and you have nothing to say when the president attacks the people that you represent, you are complicit.
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Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
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Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.
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I guess that I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, largely because of 'Frankenstein' being such a heavy song - you know, it was really hard rock, almost a precursor of heavy metal and just the image of the synthesizer. I happened to be the first guy to get the idea of putting a strap on the keyboard.
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
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I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.
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Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love.
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I think the way a person dresses is an expression of their personality, and I appreciate a well-tailored suit and the work that goes into it. But when it comes to fashion, on a scale of one to ten, I'm a two.
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It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it.
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Life is a tide; float on it. Go down with it and go up with it, but be detached. Then it is not difficult.
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I like to take my dog on the road. He stays up front; he likes it there.
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Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
