Lao Tzu Quotes
A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.
Quotes to Explore
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My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.
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Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother's, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same.
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I was getting a little bored with my hair. It's kind of a symbolic thing, just getting rid of the past, moving forward. It's amazing what a reaction you get when you cut your hair.
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Respect the burden.
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I'm so excited and honored to be part of 'Entertainment Tonight!' 'E.T.' was the show that started all the entertainment news, so I couldn't be more thrilled.
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There's no way you can possibly intellectually justify, 'Well, it's okay for the Western Judeo-Christian countries to have nuclear weapons, but not for a country like Iran.' That logic goes nowhere fast.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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I am nice to everybody. But people really take advantage of it.
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Laws, like houses, lean on one another.
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Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
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Anyone who is afraid to lose isn't ready to win.
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Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.
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I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.
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We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.
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There is a tendency to underestimate the power of what we can do without words. Sometimes you can make a scene even more powerful and precise without dialogue.
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People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.
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The counterweight to the dominion of evil can consist in the first place only in the divine-human love of Jesus Christ that is always greater than any possible power of evil.
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The trouble with making music as a job is that I have no outside interests. All I can do to wind down is go to sleep.
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What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?
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A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.
