Lao Tzu Quotes
The wise person dines on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed, that all being flows from non-being, that the describable world emanates from an indescribable source.
Quotes to Explore
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The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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If you're throwing someone off a roof, you're throwing them off the roof. It's there. You don't have to do anything extra with that. The audience is obviously going to react to that because it's such a heightened thing to do. But in the other moments, you really look for ways to craft those, because they're more important, honestly.
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My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which he won't give the nod.
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Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.
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Lovers should also have their days off.
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Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds.
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I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in different kinds of sites and contexts which determine what it means and looks like.
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I'm not gonna be broke, like my mom was broke, my uncles were broke, my sisters didn't have money, my cousins on down.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim.
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The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
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During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
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Please write music like Wagner, only louder.
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I know all the books of the Bible.
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I love looking at people who have achieved a lot - even Kim Kardashian, who has made a brand out of being a reality TV star; I applaud that.
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Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.
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New York's home. It's everything I'd want it to be. It's the most inspiring city I've ever been to, and I haven't been everywhere in the world, but I've been to quite a few places.
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There's a culture inside the NHS that is highly paternalistic. You know, 'We give them the service and they are grateful.' We have to move to shared decision-making.
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A fool is wise in his eyes.
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I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.
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An actor matures with experiences, and the more the emotions he/she has been through, the greater the intensity of performances.
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I feel like I write the same album every time but each time I try to convey the message more simply.
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The wise person dines on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed, that all being flows from non-being, that the describable world emanates from an indescribable source.
