Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
I realized that I had the call to take care of the sick and the dying, the hungry, the naked, the homeless - to be God's Love in action to the poorest of the poor. That was the beginning of the Missionaries of Charity.
Quotes to Explore
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One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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The goal is to divide my time between stage and film.
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We all want more information available when making health care decisions for ourselves and our families.
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If you look at my record, I have a clean record.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
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Well, my piano's really beautiful. I actually have two pianos. I have a Yamaha upright from the '60s that's blond, wood, and black, and I also have one from the '20s from Chicago - not a well-known brand or anything.
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There are deaths in public places on the grounds that the victim is gay.
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There are two languages: one as things seem to us and the other of knowledge.
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If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
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Our policy is not to discourage the private sector, but to see that Air India plays the role of flagship in the industry. In the transport sector, Air India is the 'fate of India' and all efforts will be made to restore its past glory.
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My experiences in the military, the private sector, and as a congressional staffer were at times almost enough to drive me crazy. Writing offered the all-too-often-cited creative outlet.
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Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.
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It was a shock to my system leaving 'The West Wing' and going to 'Psych.' I remember being like, 'What are you doing?' when James Roday first started improvising. Steve and the writing staff write it that way. They leave gaps.
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I think the greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people. ... You have the opportunity to explore ... alternative ways of living for a brief time.
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A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
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I'm wishing he could see that music lives. Forever. That it's stronger than death. Stronger than time. And that its strength holds you together when nothing else can.
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I realized that I had the call to take care of the sick and the dying, the hungry, the naked, the homeless - to be God's Love in action to the poorest of the poor. That was the beginning of the Missionaries of Charity.
