Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Quotes
Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
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You know, Castle, like anyone else, is a human being first. If you take a human being - especially a vain one like 'Castle' -and you bring in a gorgeous woman and have sparks fly, who can help themselves? What are you gonna do? Sparks happen!
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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I am a big fan of the Gallagher brothers. At Liverpool, they came a few times; they are friends of Steven Gerrard. It was nice to meet them. When I was in Spain, I couldn't speak English, so I couldn't understand the lyrics. When I came to England, I started studying music and trying to understand what my favourite songs said.
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I come from a poor family, so really, the culture I know best is the street, TV, school.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.
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Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.
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I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now?
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When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.
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Isn't cricket supposed to be a team sport? I feel people should decide first whether cricket is a team game or an individual sport.
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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
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It felt amazing to be one of a handful working female directors in Hollywood.
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The everlasting and paternal wisdom saith, 'Whoso heareth Me is not ashamed.' If he is ashamed of anything he is ashamed of being ashamed. Whoso worketh in Me sineth not. Whoso confesseth Me and feareth Me, shall have eternal life. Whoso will hear the wisdom of the Father must dwell deep, and abide at home, and be at unity with himself.
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I am not an originator but a transmitter.
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as acceptable?
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
