Xavier de Maistre Quotes
After all, is there any person so unhappy, so abandoned, that he doesn’t have a little den into which he can withdraw and hide away from everyone? Nothing more elaborate is needed for the journey.Xavier de Maistre
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Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.
Tara Brach -
We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day, but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
Viggo Mortensen -
Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
Saint Ambrose -
Although it's the hub of the nervous system and the ultimate terminus of every nerve, the brain itself lacks enervation and therefore cannot feel pain.
Sam Kean -
I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
Natalie Wood -
I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.
Laura Harring
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I believe in aging gracefully.
Tatjana Patitz -
Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.
Samuel Johnson -
I moved to Paris for two years, then to London, then New York in 2002. In that time, I also lived in Japan, Italy, Germany - I've been a bit of a gypsy.
Caitriona Balfe -
I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.
Adam Jones -
I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to mean much the same thing.
Ferdinand Mount -
The best way to catch my attention is to throw a Twinkie near my face.
Patrick Carney The Black Keys
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I think everybody goes through things in their life where they're like, 'This does not make any sense,' or 'I don't understand why this is happening,' but that's part of the journey of faith.
Taya Kyle -
I'm terrible at horror movies, by the way. I get scared so easily.
Oliver Stone -
I'm street smart. You can't con me. But that's just from living in New York. Now if a guy came from Mississippi somewhere, Ohio somewhere, to New York City for the first time, he don't have the street smarts. You can take him.
J. B. Smoove -
It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
Rachel Zoe -
My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.
Dan Aykroyd -
The laptop computer is a workhorse. The tablet is just a display.
Barry Lam
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Secular thinkers have no more been able to work free of the centuries-old Judeo-Christian culture than Christian theologians were able to work free of their inheritance of classical and pagan thought. The process... has not been the deletion and replacement of religious ideas but rather the assimilation and reinterpretation of religious ideas.
M. H. Abrams -
The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
Uzo Aduba -
I'm mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. I can take it. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.
Ida Lupino -
Quite often in negotiations people start out by saying no and then they turn around, ... A few more days and perhaps we'll see some movement.
Jack Layton -
Europe cannot solve this alone. We need stronger U.S. activity on the climate change issue if we are going to move forward. We are trying to do what we can to convince them to be more active on this.
Anders Borg -
After all, is there any person so unhappy, so abandoned, that he doesn’t have a little den into which he can withdraw and hide away from everyone? Nothing more elaborate is needed for the journey.
Xavier de Maistre