H. P. Blavatsky Quotes
Time is only an illusion produced by the succession of our states of consciousness as we travel through eternal duration, and it does not exist where no consciousness exists in which the illusion can be produced; but "lies asleep."
Quotes to Explore
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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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The biggest part of Loopt is about discovering the world around you, never replacing a social experience - only adding to it.
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I sing all the time. But maybe nobody's hearing it, because I'm singing in my car or in my house or whatever. I don't need the roar of the crowd, and I don't need to hear cheers to feel validated.
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By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.
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The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?
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When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy.
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I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback.
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As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.
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Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility.
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Watching my kids grow up made me realize that they would never know a world or a time without the Internet.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others' positions, no matter how odious.
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When I first started playing the banjo and miraculously fell into a record deal in Nashville, TN, there was a period when I didn't go to China. It hurt. Like a pain in my gut... that pain you feel when you know it's time to connect with your parents or your God or your child or your past or your future... and you don't do it.
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Time is only an illusion produced by the succession of our states of consciousness as we travel through eternal duration, and it does not exist where no consciousness exists in which the illusion can be produced; but "lies asleep."
