Lao Tzu Quotes
He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
Quotes to Explore
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I think Freud is about contamination, but I think that is something he learned from Shakespeare, because Shakespeare is about nothing but contamination, you might say.
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Who controls the issuance of money controls the government!
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Elements and birthdays have been intertwined for me since boyhood, when I learned about atomic numbers.
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As a press secretary and on 'The Five,' I've learned that I have a choice in how I answer a question. There's combative or productive - I get to take my pick.
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One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.
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One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was that I learned to relax.
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Yes, actually ever since I saw his films and tried to write about them, Sirk's been in everything I've done. Not Sirk himself, but what I've learned from his work.
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I realized I have an appetite for stunts. I learned how to do them myself.
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I used to have so many opinions before I learned the facts.
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On the landscape crew, I learned a lot from the other workers. We treated everybody equally, and we worked hard.
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Then I learned how to do wraparounds and things like that. I had no experience.
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I wanted to shred, so I learned classical guitar.
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I feel I learned as much from fellow students as from the professors.
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The brain isn't like the heart. They learned how to transplant a heart. The brain is more complex.
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I learned life from some good teachers.
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I have learned that acting is not about beauty.
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I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.
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Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
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But most of all, I learned that it’s possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when there’s been a lifetime of disappointment between them.
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I have an intense dislike of doctrines, because you will always end up eating your words.
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Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.
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Being married, I would say most relationships are pretty codependent in some ways.
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I don't want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always homesick, always saying I wish I were still in Beirut. I don't want to become like you, split between here and there. I know I'm not happy here, but why should I be unhappy in two countries?
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He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
