G. I. Gurdjieff Quotes
One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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Disinterring famous people has become a kind of sport in the Hispanic world. Before Cervantes, it happened to Evita, Che Guevara, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Pablo Neruda.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
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I exercise every morning. I do light weights - 5lb and 10lb arm exercises - and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
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More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good has no good images at all.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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I don't believe that a female character needs to surrender her femininity in order to be an action hero.
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Surfing and climbing are both useless sports. You get to be conquistadors of the useless. You climb to the summit and there is nothing there. And you could hike to the top from another direction. How you get there is the important part. It's the same with surfing.
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To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
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For a sailor to sail around the world, the thought is just, sometimes, too much. Thus, one simply goes from port to port in the same direction.
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I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.
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One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.
