Rumi Quotes
Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave 'til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.
Quotes to Explore
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations.
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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I feel quite safe and isolated in Germany. My wife is very well known there. But I am only looked at when I am holding her hand.
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The spirit of L.A. is untamed wilderness. It's earthquakes and wildfires and oceans and mountain lions and fog. There's great physical beauty.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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We will not lose this election for lack of money.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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There's this sort of cloud that hangs where people are like: 'How long can you keep the heat of 'Homeland' going?' People have short memories is the truth, and Hollywood loves the new and shiny.
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I really woke up one morning and said, you know, 'I haven't seen a good film about the American Revolution. And all the ones I have seen haven't been successful, but I'm going to make a successful one.' Well, I wasn't able to do that.
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I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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I don't hold grudges.
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The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation.
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It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to the sides, so the air would not take the easiest route and not evenly dry the stored corn.
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I've always wanted to be a singer.
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You get perspective on things when you're away from your child, and in a way, your love for them becomes even deeper.
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I'm happy I have fans; obviously, they're such great people. When I'm on Twitter and Facebook, they say such nice things that I really appreciate.
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My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.'
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I've never been scared, but I'm very naive.
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When I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at the same speed all day, and that's the only way you can be absolutely sure about what you are testing.
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Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave 'til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.
