Steve Jobs Quotes
There’s a phrase in Buddhism, ‘Beginner’s mind.’ It’s wonderful to have a beginner’s mind.
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Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.
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Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even after they've had periods of great success. So I think it's like you just gotta do you and try to stay motivated. Until, you know, you decide to stay home and make spaghetti all day.
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You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don't quite stand up like you think you might.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.
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England in a way is lucky. It's an island, so the frontiers are given by the sea.
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My mom is, for 89 years old, is extraordinarily open-minded.
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Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.
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It was like going to church, except Ozzy Osbourne was there.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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I've always shied away from online data storage. I don't even use my employers' network drives for anything sensitive. I want to control access myself.
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You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.
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I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance.
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It's crazy: when it's raining, it makes no sense to me that people drive 10 miles an hour faster than they normally would, but then the other thing that makes no sense is when people drive 30 miles an hour slower than normal.
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The cause of war is preparation for war.
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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When you're involved in those big-budget movies, there's a lot of hype: 'Oh this is gonna be a big hit!' And 'A Christmas Story' wasn't. It came and went and was a big disappointment at the box office.
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We must always bear in mind that the primary purpose of our work is not to get people to join a church, to give up their bad habits, or to do anything other than to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.
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He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.
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A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very few examples, he will be more merciful than those who, from excess of tenderness, allow disorders to arise, from whence spring murders and rapine; for these as a rule injure the whole community, while the executions carried out by the prince injure only one individual. And of all princes, it is impossible for a new prince to escape the name of cruel, new states being always full of dangers.
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There’s a phrase in Buddhism, ‘Beginner’s mind.’ It’s wonderful to have a beginner’s mind.
