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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This world of 'Star Wars' is just so accepting and beautiful that the idea a droid and a human are trying to waddle their way into a relationship is something that's celebrated.
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The two sides that fought in World War I lived in the same century but in different places. The same is true for World War II. In World War III, both sides are almost everywhere, but they live in different centuries.
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In this world you either read or write, and writers write out of contempt for their colleagues, out of a desire to have something good to read once in a while.
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In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization.
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When you're eleven you think every idea is born with you, that no one ever tried it the right way before. Your example, your own honesty, will make you a hero to everyone who knows you - and better, it will make people come to their senses and stop telling vicious lies about each other.
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Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
