Lao Tzu Quotes
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
Quotes to Explore
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I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.
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I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.
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I honored my commitments, and as president, I will honor every commitment that I make to the men and women of this country.
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Around 14, I was turned on to Shania, Reba, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood... and I've followed it ever since.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
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If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.
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Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?
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I met Ray Charles at 14, and he was 16. But he was like a hundred years older than me.
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I'm from a very small village in the middle of nowhere, four hours by airplane from Moscow. Yemanzhelinsk - you wouldn't find it on the map. Don't even try it. It's super, super tiny.
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I may as well say it, I have been married three times.
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You can only see in someone else what you see in yourself.
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No matter who you are or what you intend to do, you should not exceed the boundaries of the rule of law.
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I do take pride in saying that in spite of being in public life for so long, there is not a single case against me, not even for wrongly parking a scooter or driving on the wrong side.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
