Alexandra David-Neel Quotes
The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.
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Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.
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I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
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First off, no one award-wise ever rewards comedy, which is... whatever. I don't care about that.
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The team is in great shape, the coaching staff, the front office. Just things feel really good chemistry-wise across the board.
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There's nothing like simple spicy egg bhurji.
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Something is worth what somebody will pay for it. Nothing else, nothing more, nothing less.
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I think if I did something in the pop world right now, it would be for Rihanna. I'd love to do something production wise for her.
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I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.
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Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.
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What is a Dixiecrat? A Democrat. A Dixiecrat is nothing but a Democrat in disguise.
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If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny.
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Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.
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Nothing lasts in New York. The life that is lived there, however, is as intense as it gets.
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Writing-wise, I like to have a lot of things on the burners at once, because when I hit a wall, I like to move on to the thing I haven't hit a wall on.
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Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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Yes, as an oppressed people, American Indians have this epic burden, but first and foremost, they're human: sometimes a mess, sometimes funny or sad, at times very wise, and other times not wise at all - a lot like me.
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There are enough people who are starting to be actively involved that we can turn things around. And we need to encourage others to become involved.
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So much of the physical world has been explored. But the deluge of data I get to investigate really lets me chart new territory. Genetic data from people living today forms an archaeological record of what happened to their ancestors 10,000 years ago.
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I'm so much like Luke Skywalker I guess I always will be.
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To let oneself be carried on passively is unthinkable.
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The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.
