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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An appetite for knowledge is apt to rush one off one's feet, like any other appetite if not curbed. I often stand in the in the centre of the Library here and think despairingly how impossible it is ever to become possessed of all the wealth of facts and ideas contained in the books surrounding me on every hand.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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You can tell nothing from a man's appearance, nothing except the depths of your own prejudice.
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I have a strong opinion that a genuine love of books is one of the greatest blessings of life for man and woman.
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I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.
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The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.
