Lao Tzu Quotes
Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
Quotes to Explore
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.
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I felt I had to solve everyone's problems.
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It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
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History is a race between education and catastrophe.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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Even Gaddafi's adversaries assure us that he stood out for his intelligence as a student; he was expelled from high-school for his anti-monarchic activities. He managed to enroll in another high-school and later graduated in law at the University of Benghazi at the age of 21.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
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I don't sit and write stand-up material; I come up with an idea onstage.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of generalized mediocrity. We are suspended in the pit without touching the bottom.
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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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For an entire populace, change, growth, and spontaneity were dangerous. Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings - all the human actions we think of as essential to a character - had be censored by the self lest they be punished by the state.
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I hate to sound like a romantic adolescent, but I believe artists don't generally see art as a career choice; they simply can't overcome their desire to make art, and will live on little income for as long as they have to, before they start to sell their work - or give up and get a paying job.
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I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.
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Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.
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Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
