Baba Hari Dass Quotes
Cultivate a sympathetic heart, humility in dealings, and selflessness in action. If these are practiced with earnestness and sincerity, then you will win the race of life.
Quotes to Explore
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My hunger is always there.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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In South Africa, being Chinese meant I wasn't white and I wasn't black. I trained in Baragwanath Hospital, the largest black hospital in South Africa. That was around 1976, the time of the Soweto Uprising, when police fired on children and students who were protesting. I was part of the group of interns who volunteered to treat them.
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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.
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I am the middle child with an older and younger brother.
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I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.
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I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which is a levelling experience for me, and there hasn't been a day I've missed in 40 years. I apply it to everything - to my work and relationships. I try to be a compassionate person.
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Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on one hand the times I went there as a kid.
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It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
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I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, science and religion, but not to think too much about yourself.
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I will know him by his eyes.
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I think the most important thing for me in a relationship is honesty.
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I don't wish to go down to posterity talking bad grammar.
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At the end of the day, I continue to think I can get better, and that's always my focus.
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Attempts to wake before our time are often punished, especially by those who love us most. Because they, bless them, are asleep. They think anyone who wakes up, or who, still asleep, realizes that what is taken to be real is a ‘dream’ is going crazy.
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In romance or friendship, what's important is how much you love the other person.
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Cultivate a sympathetic heart, humility in dealings, and selflessness in action. If these are practiced with earnestness and sincerity, then you will win the race of life.
