Ajahn Chah Quotes
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The mistake I really learned from was in 2005, leading the Indianapolis 500. I had a decision whether or not to save enough fuel to finish the race - which meant slowing down - or going all-out for the win. I went conservative and saved enough fuel to go to the end but finished fourth.
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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I want to know that I gave my 100 percent, and even if it doesn't work, you know that you gave everything, and you don't have to look at it and say... I could have gave more - that would break my heart.
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Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.
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I think that's very sad, that I haven't allowed my heart to be broken. I have broken a few.
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Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
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The judiciary is entitled to finally resolve a dispute. Not every decision is right.
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Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
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I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
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Pastoral ministry is about an ongoing confrontation with the god of this world, with blindness, hardness of heart, remaining sin.
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What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN.
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I have created a new genre. It is a soulful creation that comes straight from my heart.
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Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it.
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What's near and dear to my heart is cooperative conservation.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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I do not take up a responsibility unless I am sure of putting my heart and soul into it.
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The heart of the melody can never be put down on paper.
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If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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The entire world would feel the vibration if America returned to its heart.
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I'm a big believer in rehearsal and a big believer in the actors being able to find the material themselves and identify with the beats themselves without us having to stick to the actual language of the script, just for them to understand what each scene is about.
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Labels fund things and have resources for you to use. But just because you sign doesn't mean you sign yourself away so they can then tell you what to do. You need to have a plan yourself before they do.
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The weeping of the candle is not in mourning for the moth: the dawn is at hand, and it is thinking of its own dark night.
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One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can't sit on a night bus and watch it all happen.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
