Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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Christianity has stayed stable, as it must do. The doctrines don't change. The understanding of what it means to walk with God doesn't change. The reality of worship doesn't change, not at heart, anyway. So Christianity appears to be stuck.
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There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.
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The beauty of a Moroccan riad is undeniable, but even the most die-hard fan may find herself growing a little weary of what can come to feel like a one-size-fits-all aesthetic: tilework, white Berber rugs, woolen tribal throw pillows in reds and ochers, cut-metal lanterns.
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I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal instinct and ideally I would love one of my own.
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The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
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For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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I dyed my hair pink when I was fifteen.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
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It's such a weird thing: to sit and look at yourself is so distracting to the psyche. It would be like me standing in front of a mirror and looking at myself all day, trying to find a flaw.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
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Actors can't retire. What would they do?
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Our critics would love nothing more for us to go away and just be quiet. And we won't give them that satisfaction. We have young children that, one day, when they understand more of what's happened and what's transpired, we wanna be able to say to them, you know, we did our best. And we told the truth.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.
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You cannot become Happy, You can only Be Happy.
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I think music is a spiritual way to communicate transcendental things.
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Life is complicated. It's filled with nuance. It's unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt.
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I think baseball was really reality when I was a freshman in high school.
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When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.
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When in doubt, do it.
