Ram Dass Quotes
The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart. You have to be in your heart. Be in your heart. The rest is up here in your head where you are doing, doing, doing.
Quotes to Explore
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I think artists are really the root of a tree. They can search for truth or reality in their own way, and the gallery can support them - the outside part of the tree, where it is more about reaching the outside world, connecting with the outside world. That is the role of the gallery, no? Why does the artist have to do that?
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that's innately feminine about me, and there's also something that's kind of androgynous. I carry myself somewhere in between, and I think my music lends itself to that as well.
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Most cities have a centre surrounded by suburbs, but London has numerous centres: it's the model of a twenty-first century metropolis.
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In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'
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I get notes posted on my windscreen wipers and through my letterbox.
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There's something sort of intrinsic in being a Southerner that doesn't go away. You can't get rid of it, but it's not something that's terribly obvious.
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I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East.
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Nothing has ever been more insupportable for a man and a human society than freedom. –The Grand Inquisitor
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Stability. I'm looking for stability. The key word that Craig said is shared vision. That's what we're excited about.
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I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let's open up some doors.
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If I don't fish in the morning, I fish in the evening.
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More people are listening to opera, and I'm happy - everybody must be given that opportunity.
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The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart. You have to be in your heart. Be in your heart. The rest is up here in your head where you are doing, doing, doing.
