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		The mind spends most of the time lost in fantasies and illusions, reliving pleasant or unpleasant experiences and anticipating the future with eagerness or fear. While lost in such cravings or aversions, we are unaware of what is happening now, what we are doing now.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				S. N. Goenka 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Together we will act to bring about national reconciliation, secure Malaysia's economic future, and build a stronger, more harmonious society. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Najib Razak 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Women don't give up things. They don't give up responsibilities. They add new things. They exhaust themselves and still don't give anything up. And. And. And. And. And they do all these other things at the same time, which can be exhausting. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hanna Rosin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I Sellotape whole tins of sardines to my face at night, attach two squeezed lemon rinds to my armadillo-skinned elbows, and put cucumber on my eyes. By the time I'm finished, I look like a fruit salad with added fish. In the morning, the pillow is pretty much a write-off. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barry Humphries 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The criteria, the only rule you should follow - the only rule - is to never touch a product or service unless, every time it is sold, part of the profit has to come back to you. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				E. Joseph Cossman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There was this song I was working on called 'Swing.' It was almost finished, but there was something missing, and I couldn't for the life of me figure it out. And then this little piece of information - this little tweet - came to the forefront of my mind. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Imogen Heap 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm not a stand up at all, it's such a fear of mine. My sister does it, and she's really great at it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abby Elliott 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rainn Wilson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abdullah II of Jordan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Even in my darkest times I knew I had a good future ahead of me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Balthazar Getty 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sometimes I know a joke I'm going to yell out ahead of time, but most of the time it's stream of conscious. You never really know it until you've got everyone dressed up, the set is built, all the extras are here. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam McKay 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Ninety-nine percent of the time, when it comes down to it, if I have the choice between a great role and seeing a new guy, I would probably go for the great role because I figure if the guy's really that great that he'll be around once I'm done with the movie. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Madeline Zima 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abraham Verghese