Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
I was very much a tough New York street kid. I went to a school where you had to learn how to get along with everybody or fight with everybody, and I did my fair share of both. But you have to learn how to get along. I did an awful lot of fighting. I was tough, but I'm also relatively small, so I learned very early on to use my mind.
Quotes to Explore
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We overvalue the arts in relation to the sciences.
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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I'm half Puerto Rican and every Friday we have rice and beans and chicken in my house - so that's like a very Latin staple. It's just so comforting. I look forward to every single Friday because I just can't wait for my rice and beans and chicken.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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Speech happens to not be his language.
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Back in high school, I didn't ever see a Muslim homecoming king or queen - there was never even anyone nominated. It just seemed for a lot of those events, Muslim kids were not being included, and it was probably our fault too - no one was going for it, but no one was trying to push us to do it, you know?
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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It is possible to tolerate anything as long as it only affects you. But the method of collective punishment is bigger than that.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Randomness I love. And I still love just a holler right in the middle of an ongoing narrative. Pain or joy, ecstasy.
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Love is the one wild card.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
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I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
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Shakespeare didn't work at all for me.
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Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
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Regrets and recriminations only hurt your soul.
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Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
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The idea of appealing to people of a like mind and like spirit always appealed to me.
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I was very much a tough New York street kid. I went to a school where you had to learn how to get along with everybody or fight with everybody, and I did my fair share of both. But you have to learn how to get along. I did an awful lot of fighting. I was tough, but I'm also relatively small, so I learned very early on to use my mind.
