Stephen Levine Quotes
The saddest part about being human is not paying attention. Presence is the gift of life.
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class.
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Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
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To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.
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Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.
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The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
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Divorce isn't one-sided, and I am by no means perfect. Becoming accountable for my role in the relationship was very empowering.
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Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death.
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I'm proud of my family, very proud - I have ten grandchildren, four children, and one wife.
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If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.
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Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated.
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Everybody thinks I'm very clean and sort of upright, don't they?
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But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.
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It seems like whenever you write about Muslims, people assume that you're writing about the Quran, you are writing about the Prophet Muhammad. There's no sense that Muslims are capable of individualism, that they're capable of making mistakes that are somehow not connected to Islam.
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Most visitors to Amsterdam will wander into the red-light district out of sheer curiosity. The narrow streets are mostly safe day and night - just don't try to take pictures of the women working in the windows.
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We did such a great job of creating the interstate highway system in Oklahoma City that we don't have traffic congestion. You can actually get a speeding ticket during rush hour in the city. That's how great our traffic flows.
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There is a point in the grieving process when you can run away from memories or walk straight toward them.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself.
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The saddest part about being human is not paying attention. Presence is the gift of life.
