Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
We have very little, so we have nothing to be preoccupied with. The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give. But the less you have, the more free you are.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe in giving back.
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In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.
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Altruism raises your mood because it raises your self-esteem, which increases happiness. Plus, giving to others gets you outside of yourself and distracts you from your problems.
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We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war.
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You can get money and make a really cheap movie. You can, from independent financers who are just giving you money to support artists. This is what was happening in the '90s, and I was very fortunate to be a part of that.
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I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.
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In schools giving students a full education, not to create great artists but about the right to have full expression and imagination and creativity, along with an acknowledgement that everybody learns differently. You try and you fail and you try again. All those skills are useful in the workplace, too.
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The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
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We tried every single way of giving birth. It didn't work. I wasn't too crazy about having to do a C-section and take all the drugs. Finally, I just had to be like, 'Let it go.'
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.
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You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
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As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.
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I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very well.
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Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
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The thing I most connect with is the idea of not giving up. And that's a thing I have in my own life. You have to trust your instincts and keep trying.
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The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It's by giving those people a service that's better than what they're receiving from the pirates.
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And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.
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I’m saying language is a passport. A dubious, dangerous passport too.
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I once called a guy into his own office and spun around in his own chair to greet him. That kind of thing may be why I quit, before I got into serious trouble. I would smile and the person would get so upset. But you do a thousand of those things, and it makes you weird.
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In the first place, I'm pretty thorough about whom I choose. I instinctively look for the kind of actor who is going to be trusting. There are all kinds of insecure people out there called actors.
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We have very little, so we have nothing to be preoccupied with. The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give. But the less you have, the more free you are.
