Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
It is what makes us human, what distinguishes us from other animals. We can be aware of being aware.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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I have to recognize that my voice is attached to my body, which gets tired.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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I've been an actress for years, and I've worked with one female director. Statistically it's less than 7% or 12% - I mean, it's low, not representative. So, hopefully, more women will be given opportunities to direct, or create opportunities to direct themselves.
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I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
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Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
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Art is born of humiliation.
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I'm not a big fan of watching my matches.
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Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is. People lose their capacity to walk, run, travel, think, and experience life. I realise how important it is to use the time I have.
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Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.
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Many of those people involved in Adolf Hitler were Satanists, many were homosexuals - the two things seem to go together.
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A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.
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No. I know that's blasphemous when you are from Detroit.
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Suffering is dysfunctional, except as a bodily warning against danger. Psychologically and socially it’s merely destructive.
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In a social order dominated by capitalist production even the non-capitalist producer is gripped by capitalist conceptions.
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If there's no place in the universe for a man to resist the thieves of freedom and still be called a good man, then I don't think there is any good or evil in the universe.
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The cop climbed out of his car exactly four minutes before he got shot. He moved like he knew his fate in advance.
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That's the ideal. Not to get stuck in a rut playing the same role.
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Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.�
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The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.
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Predictability is the cousin of death: I don't necessarily want people to see me coming. You know?
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It is what makes us human, what distinguishes us from other animals. We can be aware of being aware.
