Ajahn Chah Quotes
Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You'll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy. Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are - no holding on, no attachment, free.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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No adultery is bloodless.
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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
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It's great when you have people who will speak passionately and honestly about what they are doing.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.
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It's hard not to love everything Prada does.
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When I'm not working, I like to play golf.
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People are thrown off by someone who looks feminine, but is also strong. It's not that pretty girls aren't smart, it's that women aren't strong.
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The fans make the person a star.
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I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD … It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be.
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It confirms my idea that you also need more liberal gun laws. Guns lead to a polite society, as we like to say in the United States. And I think that all of western Canada would agree with me.
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Trátame como debes tratarme, no como merezco ser tratado.
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I think that some books are more successful than others to certain readers. People who read my books for the humor, they're going to love one book. People who read my books for the mystery, they might not like that book quite as much.
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I was offered a lot of supporting crazy parts in comedies because that's all I had done.
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Fear attracts attack.
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The first theater subscription I ever bought was the August Wilson season at Signature. I remember thinking a whole season to one playwright was a great way for a master to do a victory lap.
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His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship.
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I have a naive outlook on life. That's who I am.
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In an aging world with more chronic disease, health and healthcare are enormous opportunities that we want to focus on.
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That gets us out of deciding how to spell Reg[eE]xp?|RE . . . Of course, then we have to decide what ref $re returns...
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Everyone in my family is an artist in some capacity whether they're musicians, painters, or sculptors, so it's in their blood.
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Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You'll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy. Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are - no holding on, no attachment, free.
