Rumi Quotes
When you go to a garden, do you look at thorns or flowers? Spend more time with the roses and jasmine.
Quotes to Explore
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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I don't much care whether rural Anatolians or Istanbul secularists take power. I'm not close to any of them. What I care about is respect for the individual.
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Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.
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To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.
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I don't watch television. I'm not a TV guy.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.
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I date, don't get me wrong. I'm not up here filing my fingernails on a Friday night. I want to find someone to share my life with.
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My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.
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Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
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A formally harmonious product needs no decoration; it should be elevated through pure form.
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I've lived an amazing life. There's no reason to focus on the bad. They teach you that in racing school. Keep your eye where you want your front tire to be. You don't want to be stuck in the rut? Then don't look at the rut. Always look at where you want to go.
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When you're young and have the opportunity, it's crucial to learn as much as possible about your profession from every possible angle.
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My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man.
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I can see why people keep having babies. We were looking at a school for my youngest this morning, and there were all these little boys and girls. So sweet. And then the teenagers walk past, and, my God, they're enormous, and I bet they don't kiss their mummies. I'm just going to force my children to remain lovely.
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There is no place for a person like me in a world that only takes itself seriously. Satire is so necessary but fairly ineffective.
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Thinta flew safely, and I realized how much I preferred being with Hergal and feeling the blood drain out of my head with fright. Actually when I’m with Hergal I always realize how much I prefer being with Thinta and not feeling the blood drain out of my head with fright.
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Meditation, like masturbation, has until recently been considered a form of self-abuse.
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I rejoice in the fact that Christ is not dead but risen from the grave! He lives and has returned to the earth to restore His authority and gospel to man. He has given us the perfect example of the kind of men and women we should be.
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My favorite film is probably the finale - 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2'.
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It is men who face the biggest problems in the future, adjusting to their new and complicated role.
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I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.
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Not everyone can invest their heart into learning something and making it fully realized, and the chances are 9 out of 10 that it's gonna get thrown away.
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When you go to a garden, do you look at thorns or flowers? Spend more time with the roses and jasmine.
