Esther Hicks Quotes
There is no desire that anyone holds for any other reason than that they believe they will feel better in the achievement of it. Whether it is a material object, a physical state of being, a relationship, a condition, or a circumstance - at the heart of every desire is the desire to feel good. And so, the standard of success in life is not the things or the money - the standard of success is absolutely the amount of joy you feel.
Quotes to Explore
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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The one problem with the Internet for journalists who like doing long form is that any story that's going to involve 16 screens on the web page... that's asking a lot of people.
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I remember going into a bookshop, and the only book I saw with a black child on the cover was 'A Thief in the Village' by James Berry, and I thought, 'Is this still the state of publishing?' Then I thought, 'Either I can whine about it or try to do something about it.'
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I think that if you can't be loyal to the Church, it's best to get out.
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The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.
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I know what it feels like to be a victim of domestic violence.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him.
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.
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I am very shy with people I don't know.
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In Spain, we should have enough intelligence, enough sense of individual and collective responsibility to do for ourselves that which would be imposed upon us by a dictatorship.
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People will always want a free lunch.
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Ever since I was young, if somebody needs help, you help them out.
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I've never hidden my faith, but there are only a couple of issues I would die for. There are a few others I would dig my heels in on, and I've told my caucus that what they see is what they get.
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I'm usually pretty insecure.
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I teach a lot of graduate creative writing classes, and on the first day, I like to go around the room and ask everybody what's the last book you've read that you really loved. And all of the women tend to give me chick lit titles. And to me, that's sort of disappointing because it's their only exposure to fiction somehow.
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Gratitude is a feeling of fullness, a recognition of the heart of what we are receiving in this moment.
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My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.
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In Hollywood, moviemaking used to be about escaping reality to go to the movies.
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There is no desire that anyone holds for any other reason than that they believe they will feel better in the achievement of it. Whether it is a material object, a physical state of being, a relationship, a condition, or a circumstance - at the heart of every desire is the desire to feel good. And so, the standard of success in life is not the things or the money - the standard of success is absolutely the amount of joy you feel.
