Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes
The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up against. If one were able to manage this one would not need to cultivate great power; even one's presence would be healing.
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But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist.
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Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.
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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
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I heard the new film, 'Tangerine,' was filmed entirely on iPhones. No cameras were involved!
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It's all because of my parents that I am gifted with such good looks and people get attracted to me. I have built an image in the industry, and because of that, I have so many female fans. I want to build my male fan following, too.
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And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics – it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.
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I desperately want a dog, but I've been told I travel too much, and I'm not allowed to have a dog.
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The Vice-President is supreme boss of the Senate.
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All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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Something happens when you become an elder rock & roller and you're still functioning. People start to give you awards and recognize achievements. It's the life achievement period of your career.
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The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up against. If one were able to manage this one would not need to cultivate great power; even one's presence would be healing.
