Ram Dass Quotes
His Bhagwan Dass' teaching seemed to be no teaching because he always taught from within … that is, his lessons aroused in me just affirmation … as if I knew it all already.
Quotes to Explore
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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
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If I was the type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts.
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To be fair, I don't think it's a plague to say I have the misfortune of making movies for a living.
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I guess something people wouldn't expect me to listen to are artists like Alicia Keys. But she is so incredibly talented. She has this huge voice and great work ethic, which I really respect in an artist. She is also very humble and gracious and devoted to her skill.
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The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.
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The world is a penal institution.
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In der Kunst ist das Beste gut genug.
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If it ain't a mess, it'll do till the mess gets here.
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I'm a big fan of 'Star Wars.' Some of the most iconic characters of 'Star Wars,' we didn't see their faces but to this day you can say Jabba the Hutt or Darth Vader and people know what you mean around the world.
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I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I try to condense language, that is, I try to express complicated but I hope real emotions as simply as possible. But that doesn't mean the poems are simple, just that they are as truthful as I can make them.
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We must continue to foster relevant and constructive dialogue among Israeli and Palestinian communities.
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I could never learn to be totally fluent in any other language.
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My grandfather had been on the New York City force with his 11 brothers around the turn of the century. He was killed in the line of duty. My father, who was 16, was the oldest son, so he had to quit school and go to work to support his mother.
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I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.
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Whatever I hear in my head is what I play.
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Beginning to create again was something that I took for granted but I never will take it for granted again.
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I never had a Plan B.
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I never shared a room growing up because I was the only girl.
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Christianity and Judaism are united above all in their common affirmation and implementation of the moral teaching of the Hebrew Bible, or 'Old Testament,' and the traditions of interpretation of that teaching.
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It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
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A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional.
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Whether I'm doing a routine where I want to move people, or if I want to feel moved myself, I definitely tap into those moments where it's not just dancing or movement. It might just be a hand gesture or just a slow look, or even just the way you slightly tip your head forward. These subtleties speak volumes.
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His Bhagwan Dass' teaching seemed to be no teaching because he always taught from within … that is, his lessons aroused in me just affirmation … as if I knew it all already.
