Natalie Goldberg Quotes
Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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It is so hard to make important decisions that we have a great urge to reduce them to rules.
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We don't need to clear the 4 to 6 percent of the Earth's surface remaining in tropical rain forests, with most of the animal and plant species living there.
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Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men's fashion. How much can you do with men's clothes?
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I want to have some effect on the way the world works in whatever way I can, and I also want to have the power to help get the movies that I think are important made.
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Where you record is very important. It can't be too nice, it can't be too expensive, it can't have a view to an ocean or a field.
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Our curses on them that boil the eggs too hard! What use is an egg that is hard to any person on earth?
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You aren't your work, your accomplishments, your possessions, your home, your family... your anything. You're a creation of your Source, dressed in a physical human body intended to experience and enjoy life on Earth.
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.
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A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
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You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important.
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My speech is really important to me, but the thing is at the moment it can't be more important than my singing. Until I'm an established name all over the world, my speech won't be more important than my music.
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I finished my high school. I think an educate is very, very important.
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We humans lack imagination, to the point of not even knowing what tomorrow's important things will look like.
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A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.
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Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.
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The first view of the Earth is magical... in such a small planet, with such a small ribbon of life, so much goes on. It is as if the whole place is sacred. You get the feeling that I need to work extraordinarily hard along with other human beings to respect that.
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There's a horrible fallacy that exists in the popular discussion of fiction these days: the idea that a successful central character need be 'likeable' or 'sympathetic'. It is surely more important that they be human, no? More crucial that they breathe?
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Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness as a starting point to be sure that your actions are the best you can muster, and find peace in navigating your time here with grace and humor whenever possible.
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I don't want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy.
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They really can't imagine what my voice is like. Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised.
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Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.
