Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.
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We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.
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To praise it would amount to praising myself. For the entire content of the work... coincides almost exactly with my own meditations which have occupied my mind for the past thirty or thirty-five years.
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
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I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the world championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.
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It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best.
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The growth in emissions is coming from the developing world. So if we are going to get out of this, it's going to come out of a process of cooperation and collaboration. That's why it really requires a paradigm shift.
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My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.
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I was fascinated by mortality. Most people are, even if they don't admit it.
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A crime is like a crack in reality, and it is the author's role to explore those cracks. As a writer, I like to see how they impinge on people.
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If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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I pick up on other people's discomfort.
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A lot of people seem to feel that joy is only the most intense version of pleasure, arrived at by the same road - you simply have to go a little further down the track. That has not been my experience.
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Wherever I go, people are so kind and so lovely and so warm and show their best self. So I feel very lucky.
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I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.
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What do you think will happen in a forced marriage? With an uneducated man, an animal. What would I say, that I am already married? Why would I say it? I never accepted him as my husband in my heart or mind. How I spent a year and a half with him, only I know. And I only did it because of the child.
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Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.
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We used to say poor people had lousy genes. Then we decided that wasn't OK, but we transferred the prejudice to upbringing. We said, 'You were neglected as a child, so you'll never make it.' That's just as pernicious.
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I'm German in my mind, but from a Germany that doesn't exist any more.
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I don't believe you should make fun of anyone but yourself.
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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Many of my poems try to use a comic element to reach a place that isn't comic at all. The comic element works as a surprise. It is unexpected and energizing.
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Any room where you feel a good vibe is a good place to write.
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Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.
