Ajahn Chah Quotes
The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
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I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.
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The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.
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'EastEnders' has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind; she's such a wonderful character to play. I have had the pleasure of working with a marvelous cast and crew and have made many lasting good friends.
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I am definitely going to college!
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It's crazy: when it's raining, it makes no sense to me that people drive 10 miles an hour faster than they normally would, but then the other thing that makes no sense is when people drive 30 miles an hour slower than normal.
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We just have to remember that we're all in this together and that we all want our state, and our country, to succeed.
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It was a small mistake Sometimes that is all it takes.
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The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.
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A job is something you do for money. Your life's work is done for a bigger purpose... And when you manage to find that work - that's when it starts feeling like play.
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Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own superiority.
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My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'
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It cannot be precisely known how any thing is good or bad, till it is precisely known what it is.
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How come actors feel like they have to give some kind of personal revelation attached to the project?
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I believe Nebraskans appreciate the fiscal discipline I've brought to state government, balancing the budget without raising taxes and prioritizing education funding.
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We can be under the power of a spell, but we must overcome such a power; we must liberate ourselves from evil. Everyone can fight.
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A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.
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People say, 'Do you have the same opportunity today as you had years ago?' And I said, 'Absolutely.' You always have an opportunity. There's always an opportunity, especially in this country.
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The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
