Lao Tzu Quotes
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I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with great music.
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Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire.
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A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
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The most important thing that everybody can do, aside from building and keeping your network strong, is make good choices about your health.
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My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us.
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My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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If you write genre fiction, you follow the rules, and you have to follow them because readers expect that.
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India is an important market for Ericsson, not only as a telecom market but also as a global hub for R&D.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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We got to go to Lucas Ranch and, at that time, my brother was still living in a condo about a mile from Robin Williams, and so I made all of the other comics jealous because I got to get a ride home with him.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
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Weeks go by, and I don't talk to another living soul.
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Good material is good material.
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You need to learn. You need to grow up. You need to step up and know the difference between what you can do and what you can't.
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There's a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.
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I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will throw dirt on you.
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I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper. Occasionally, white travelers or policemen passed through our area. These whites appeared as grand as gods to me, and I was aware that they were to be treated with a mixture of fear and respect.
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The underbelly of the human psyche, what is often referred to as our dark side, is the origin of every act of self-sabotage. Birthed out of shame, fear, and denial, it misdirects our good intentions and drives us to unthinkable acts of self-destruction and not-so-unbelievable acts of self-sabotage.
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There is a certain freedom in giving up all hope. One is no longer bound by the cords of dread or fear; you simply move toward the inevitable without thinking on the consequences.
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The world is deterministic, but it's chaotic and emergent.
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Praise and disgrace cause fear.
