Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.
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All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It's like a personal therapy.
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The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
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I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing.
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.
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It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.
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Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.
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The fundamental vision hasn't changed. What does change is how you get there, because there are still problems you have to figure out.
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Priority is placed on the chastity of women. You can be corrupt, or a murderer and still hold your head up high on the street without problems, whereas if there are any suspicions of your chastity and moral behaviour as a woman, you get lynched.
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Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.
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I'm quite adept at writing two or sometimes even three stories at once. So if I get stuck on one story, I switch the next and let my subconscious work on unraveling any plot problems from another story.
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You dread that there will be real problems during filming.
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I've had problems with my throat over the years, playing with loud bands for years, and I've had bruised vocal chords and nodules.
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Goals help you overcome short-term problems.
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I've had some surgery and shoulder problems.
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I don't believe in environmentalism as the solution to anything. What I believe is that environmentalism illuminates the things that need to be done to solve all of the problems together.
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Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
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Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
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I never fully understood it till my friend Professor Tolkien asked me the very simple question, 'What class of men would you expect to be most preoccupied with, and hostile to, the idea of escape?' and gave the obvious answer: jailers.
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Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way.
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Gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.
