S. N. Goenka Quotes
I am against conversion (to Buddhism). In my speech at UN, the first thing I said was that I am for conversion, but not from one organised religion to another, but from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.
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It's a notion that career-oriented women often neglect their families. But we should cut them some flak; these women are doing everything for the sake of family so that it progresses. I believe when kids see their mothers working hard, they take up responsibilities at home and are far more well-turned out than other children.
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Well, I loved variety in television, I loved sketch comedy. At 'Saturday Night Live,' I stayed almost seven years.
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Human beings have a need, generally, to destroy things. The Freudian principle of civilisation is correct. There's always, always a difference between the family image and the reality.
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I have to say that after some initial resistance, I'm now a complete 'Game of Thrones' addict.
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He who says o'er much I love not is in love.
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I see myself as Rhoda, not Mary Tyler Moore.
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O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
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An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.
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I love Amy Adams. She is wonderful. Evan Rachel Wood is a blast. I am also really excited about Ari Graynor from 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' and 'American Crime.' I think it is an exciting time for young women in this industry. I am excited to make my own path.
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I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
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Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story.
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What I'm trying to do is put back into rap music what's missing - which is the good part, the fun part, that party part.
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My worst ever car was a green Datsun B210, back when they called it 'Datsun' - now it's 'Nissan.' Very unsexy, unattractive. Girls hated the car. I was embarrassed to even be in it... but it was my transportation.
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'Vote Love' means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote what's right for humanity.
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Normally, it's one or the other - a pretty, straight woman or a more charactery woman who isn't supposed to be attractive. But women like Tina Fey are leading the charge on being both. You can be funny and attractive.
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This, at least, is the accepted explanation, though like most economic explanations it seems, under certain lights, to omit the main point.
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Joey Porter is not one of the people I have respect for. His unprofessionalism is ridiculous.
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My influences are Alice in Chains and Elton John.
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I've been singing since I could talk correctly.
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Well, any good comeback needs some true believers.
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I have respect for my fellow journalists at the other networks, and I wish them all well. This is a tough business, so good for them.
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If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.
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I am against conversion (to Buddhism). In my speech at UN, the first thing I said was that I am for conversion, but not from one organised religion to another, but from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.
