Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar Quotes
When we are attentive to our actions we are not prisoners to our habits.
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
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In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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One thing you know, if you've been in technology a while, you're only as good as the last thing you did. No one wants an original iPod. No one wants an iPhone 3GS.
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Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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I'd started acting as a child. But I wanted to see if it was something my true personality was interested in. I stepped away from offers when I took five years off to go to college. I've only really just decided to whole-heartedly embrace acting.
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I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.
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I've never been on a television show as a regular before.
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The tricky thing is music is supposed to be very mysterious; the way it's made is mysterious. Then people like to get upset with the music business.
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We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
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Fame, do I like it? No. It has bought a lot for me in my career, but there are a lot of downsides to it. You give up your privacy. I did it to myself but not to my family and friends. You don't ask for it. You just have to live with it.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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I always tell women to use the fact that we offer a different point of view in a room full of men, to their advantage. Because we often stand out, we gain a unique platform to demonstrate our knowledge and capabilities.
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Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty.
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I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.
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In the long term everyone traffics in foregone conclusions, and in the short term they just get drunk. This is the way it has always been. Some half-assed ambiguity masquerading as mystery is all anybody's really looking for.
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Not much to be perfectly honest! I thought The Phantom Menace was terrible, except for the Pod Race.
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Being a part of the action is just incredible. I loved doing stunt stuff. I loved learning to ride.
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The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe - how to observe - what symptoms indicate improvement - what the reverse - which are of importance - which are of none - which are the evidence of neglect - and of what kind of neglect.
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When we are attentive to our actions we are not prisoners to our habits.
