Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When I was in high school,we were, like, 4,000 or 5,000 students, and 50 girls - and I didn't have a date for my prom. My father paid my cousin to take me.
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Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans are not British in sensibility.
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I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.
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I tried college and I hated that. I seem to quit everything I do.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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Our publicist at Warner Brothers is a young guy who has worked so hard for seven years with us and when we saw him backstage he broke down and cried. He couldn't believe it happened. It was seeing him so overcome when we realised how much it really meant.
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I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.
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The problem in Afghanistan is really not so much land as water. It's a dry country with ample amounts of water running through it, but not to good enough effect.
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You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work.
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The U.N. did not create Israel. The Jewish state came into being because the tiny Jewish community in what was mandatory Palestine rebelled against foreign imperialist rule. We did not conquer a foreign land.
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I certainly support civil unions.
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An overview of all wars since the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694 suggests that most of them would have been greatly reduced in severity, or perhaps not even fought at all, without fiat money.
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I think men look best when they're dressed in something that makes them feel comfortable.
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The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living.
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I did green screen for the first time! I wouldn't like to do a whole movie of green screen, though. You kind of forget the plot a little - like being in a Broadway play and doing it over and over and forgetting your line halfway through.
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I want to shine a spotlight on showing how dangerous Trump and his Twitter button can be.
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I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.
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It is a confusing time and education has gotten worse so it’s harder to be a well formed young man but generally there has been some progress in terms of cultural empathy.
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All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims.
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If Vasari really knew the nature of the Greek style of which he speaks, he would deal with it differently in what he says. He compares it with Giotto, but what Giotto did is simple in comparison, because the Greek style is full of ingenious difficulties.
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Together - one of the most inspiring words in the English language. Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
