Lao Tzu Quotes
Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.
Quotes to Explore
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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As far as female vocalists, I love Heart, Joan Jett, Courtney Love, Laura Branigan, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand - or going back to when I was a child, Aileen Quinn, the original Annie.
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I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.
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The shoes and the eyes are windows to a woman's spirit.
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When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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When someone has the desire to go to school and has the ability but can't get into our schools, that's wrong. Education drives the economy and the quality of life.
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I think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.
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An art aims, above all, at producing something beautiful which affects not our feelings but the organ of pure contemplation, our imagination.
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And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
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Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron.
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There are charms made only for distant admiration.
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We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody get a bigger army than that?
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But when I go to Chicago, I know I'm home.
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There's only so much academic disruption that a young child can deal with before he just can't catch up.
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The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
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Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I think, broadly speaking, that's a Libertarian. A Libertarian is going to be somebody who's really strong on civil liberties.
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I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
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A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
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I think a lot of my angst comes from feeling unaccepted.
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'They'll bloody kill you.' 'Maybe they'll turn and run. 'God save Ireland, and why would they do that?' 'Because God wears a green jacket, of course.'
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I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren't cute at all, and if they are cute they very rapidly outgrow it.
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I am here because I think it was a terrible sin of the west to allow those years of war.
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Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.
