G. I. Gurdjieff Quotes
From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.
Quotes to Explore
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Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
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For thousands of years, we did have death surrounding us, and we did have people die in the home. You would take care of your own end. You would do ritual processes, and you would be involved in it, and that's been taken away in the Western world.
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Upper education used to open doors. Not so true anymore. The degree used to be a screening tool, but that is falling by the wayside as there are a glut of college grads on the market.
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If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen.
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Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.
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Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
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I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know I can get way more airplay and get this much bigger... and that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Trying to avoid the poisons of success.
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True love bears all, endures all and triumphs!
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I've always been a really really big Sheryl Crow fan. I just respect what she does in a way that she just remains true to her music and sort of has just been real. She isn't trying too hard ever.
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'Carousel,' please! I would die to do that.
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Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.
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A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny new revelation. He never will tell you that the canon of scripture is full, or that the New Testament is the last revelation ever intended to be given to man.
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I have my website, The Ruckus, which is an Internet site, similar to the Funny or Die format, where people post funny videos. I get a chance to rate their videos; they get a chance to blog and kick it with me.
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It's true that hydropower exploitation can bring economic development, but not necessarily to the benefit of local people.
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The reduction in compassion that happens when we're all behind computer screens is not good for the world.
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To retire is to begin to die.
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Sentences are not as such either true or false.
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People complain that cities don't have fresh, sustainable food, but it's just not true.
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Never take anything for granted.
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I was not born to be prime minister, and I'm not going to stay here until the end of my life. I'm too young for that.
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There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place.
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Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.
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From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.
