Alexander Weinstein Quotes
I think the challenge for humans remains the same as it has always been: to learn the skills of kindness, compassion, and love. Without these sacred skills, all technology can do is grow the shadows in our lives.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.
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When we watch stories, we learn empathy, we learn compassion, and hopefully we achieve some sort of understanding.
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Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
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AIDS is a horrible disease, and the people who catch it deserve compassion.
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Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.
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I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.
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You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.
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My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.
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You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving.
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Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who'd rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place.
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I love people, watching people interact. It's a lot of psychology. We learn about ourselves by watching other people's lives on the screen.
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To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions.
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With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.
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Every day, some act of kindness comes my way, even if it's just someone opening the door. It happens every day if you keep an eye out for it. Keeping an eye out, that's the key.
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Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
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My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.
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Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
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Work, finish, publish.
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I have surrounded myself with very smart people.
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I don't just write letters. I write laws.
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Just take our name off the list. . . . The nomination is meaningless, because it's not voted on by the fans . . . .
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Your father cares as little as we do. It's just that he tends to despair, while we are full of hope.
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I think the challenge for humans remains the same as it has always been: to learn the skills of kindness, compassion, and love. Without these sacred skills, all technology can do is grow the shadows in our lives.
