S. N. Goenka Quotes
The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.
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Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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In the end, we know what makes us happy. We also know what makes us unhappy. That's the irony. We know and yet we still mess it up. That's part of the human condition, no, and why we need to work on it.
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I enjoyed listening to it, but I didn't think I could do it.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
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I don't accept any money, free products, or anything else of value from the companies whose products I cover or from their public relations or advertising agencies.
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Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.
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I learnt circus skills in drama group, so I can juggle.
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I love Toni Morrison and Jeanette Winterson. 'The Passion' is my favourite book.
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I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it 'The Men' and call it 'The Women' and show different faces of these two people.
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If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?
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An outsider's point of view is always handy.
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If you're working opposite an actor who can act, then all you have to do is listen and respond.
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I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read.
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On my first day in office as President Quavo, I'd move my whole family into the White House. Second, I'd pull all the troops back. Third, I'd raise the minimum wage to a good, nice amount so people get paid.
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I read so many things because a colleague or a friend will post something, and I'll be able to learn a tremendous amount only because they drew attention to it. So I try to do that for others, and that's the great thing about social media. It's not always a narcissistic cesspool or waste of time.
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In a memoir, your main contract with the reader is to tell the truth, no matter how bizarre.
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Every competition I do, I never know if it's the last one.
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The internet brought many laudable things, but prosperity, stability, accountability and honest politics were not four of them.
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When I was a child, I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with The Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo shoes, a customised Baby Spice necklace - when I say custom-made, it was made out of plastic from the local mall - and a Union Jack dress.
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I walk without flinching through the burning cathedral of the summer. My bank of wild grass is majestic and full of music. It is a fire that solitude presses against my lips.
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The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.
