Barbara Marciniak Quotes
Those who choose love – daring to feel to the depths of being, accepting responsibility for their actions, and seeking a purpose in life – will find that the world of significant living will unfold its cleverly concealed presence.
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
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It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.
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I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experiences I had last year of moving to California and traveling to places like Rome and Nicaragua where I met a lot of people just had a really big impact in my life.
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If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you'll beat him though he has more talent than you.
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I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
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I just don't eat too much. That's never been my problem.
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History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
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I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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I'm easy to hate. I get it.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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When I cook certain dishes, I smell my grandmother's kitchen, my grandmother's smells. I thought, 'What a wonderful way to tell a story.'
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Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.
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Most people aren't lying awake at night worrying about a nuclear threat. But we are unnerved by a lot of how technology is coming into our lives and starting to infuse our lives. And we question whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.
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Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase.
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It's part of my responsibility, as an actor who has been lucky enough to have this job, to take my job very seriously, show up on time, know my lines, and give the best performance that I can because I'm doing something that so many other people work very hard to have and never get.
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Most guitar players get a name because the band that they're in has become popular. That doesn't mean that they're particularly good, whereas conversely, you've got people like Albert Lee, an incredible player, one of my favourites who's not in a famous band, so he doesn't get into the popularity polls. I have to laugh at some of the people that do get into the popularity polls - some of them are so bad, but they're in a band that's at the top of the hit parade. I think people mix that up.
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In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more conscience and character.
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Those who choose love – daring to feel to the depths of being, accepting responsibility for their actions, and seeking a purpose in life – will find that the world of significant living will unfold its cleverly concealed presence.
