Rumi Quotes
What the sayer of praise is really praising is himself, by saying implicitly, My eyes are clear. Likewise, someone who criticizes is criticizing himself, saying implicitly, "I can't see very well with my eyes so inflamed".
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
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The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.
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My witness is the empty sky.
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I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices in how we deal with those tears.
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In most languages, 'control' is the first synonym for the word 'manage.' Control is about spotting and correcting deviations from pre-defined standards; thus to control, one must first constrain.
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It's not good for comedy to be like, 'Thanks for liking me.' Being popular is poison.
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When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding.
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Who can rest until the moment of action?
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To be honest about it, sex was not worth the wait.
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In Europe we have the "loss of self" motif clearly illustrated in the whirl dances of the Russians sects of the Molokani in Armenia....All the countries that bordered the Meditteranean in ancient times, and the less remote sections of Asia as well, appear to have had whirl dances.
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Art is continually working to take the crust of familiarity off everyday objects.
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The showrunner relationship in television is what the director relationship in film, there's really no more important relationship.
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Some things you never forget.
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Even mistakes can be wonderful.
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Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.
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I thought they were supposed to pick teams, not conferences. Last year, the Big West got two berths because we deserved to go and Utah State won the tournament. This year, they were almost over fair. Utah State and Air Force had to be bubble teams, and if you have four or five bubble teams, you pick two and two or three don't get in. Cincinnati should have gotten in, but Syracuse ended up winning the Big East tournament. The Big East still got eight teams in. Cincinnati kicked itself out.
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I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.
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Everywhere I went, in every country, people complained about their education system. It was a universal truth and a strangely reassuring one. No one was content, and rightly so. Educating all kids to high levels was hard, and every country—every one—still had work to do.
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Music and books were my inspiration too. I read avidly as a kid. And that's the beautiful thing about books and music and even movies, is that you can actually escape. You can go into other worlds.
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What the sayer of praise is really praising is himself, by saying implicitly, My eyes are clear. Likewise, someone who criticizes is criticizing himself, saying implicitly, "I can't see very well with my eyes so inflamed".
