Lao Tzu Quotes
Why do the people think so little of death? Because the rulers demand too much of life. Therefore the people take death lightly.
Quotes to Explore
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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At college, I wanted to be a poet. I liked the extremely concentrated language, the atmosphere of otherworldliness.
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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If you want to do interesting software, you have to have a bunch of people do it, because the amount of software that one person can do isn't that interesting.
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It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable.
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Nature teaches us that tens of billions of light years may have passed, and life in all of its expressions has always been subjected to an incredible combination of matter and radiation.
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The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson.
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On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension.
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Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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Part of my problem as a young writer was that I was too much a New Yorker, always second-guessing the 'market.' I became so discouraged that I decided to write something that would please me alone - that became my sole criterion. And that was when I wrote 'Forgetting Elena,' the first novel I got published.
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I have a lot of fun writing for artists, but I'm learning to apply that fun to myself.
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Asian Americans haven't had as many opportunities as other people to build their careers in Hollywood, just because there hasn't been that much of an interest, especially in Asian American males.
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..., twice two is four is not life, gentlemen, but the beginning of death.
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The Metropolitan Opera, of course, is the gold standard in opera. The Met experience includes the huge stage, the vast audience, the elaborate sets. Anyone who saw 'Faust' there - I did - knows exactly what hell is like, complete with fire, smoke and terror.
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We have learned how to do a lot of things. We must try to relearn why.
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Why do the people think so little of death? Because the rulers demand too much of life. Therefore the people take death lightly.
