S. N. Goenka Quotes
The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.
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In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is.
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I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
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Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
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I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.
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But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?
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To get an Army that's already fighting a war to change in stride to a total different military strategy on the ground - and to get everybody on the same page - was accomplished by the sheer force of Dave Petraeus' will.
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play, others, much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys. But all of them are necessary; otherwise, they wouldn't be in the play. Embrace them all, and move on to the next act.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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Dr. Dre, my oldest brother, he paved the way for me and Snoop to get a chance to get into the studio. I asked him to show me how to work the MPC-60... I was about maybe 17, 18, right around there.
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Reservoir Dogs is a small film, and part of its charm was that it was a small film. I'd probably make it for $3 million now so I'd have more breathing room.
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The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.
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I look forward to working alongside Univision's exceptional team as we work to further realize the substantial growth potential of this dynamic organization.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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I sort of hope a housing crash happens because then people like me would go in and buy.
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A condition of youth, your own importance. The mark you'd make upon the world. But a man learns sooner or later. You take your little niche and make it your own. You ride out the time as best you can.
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Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.
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Today, it is not only that our kings do not know mathematics, but our philosophers do not know mathematics and - to go a step further - our mathematicians do not know mathematics.
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The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.
