Charles Eisenstein Quotes
Is it too much to ask, to live in a world where our human gifts go toward the benefit of all? Where our daily activities contribute to the healing of the biosphere and the well-being of other people?
Quotes to Explore
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
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Let's face it, us '60s folks had pretty high expectations.
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Daniel Ellsberg showed tremendous courage back in the '70s.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
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The coolest thing about the series is that we stay very true to the books; it would be silly for us not to, because the books are exactly what the fans want to see. There's an action side to it, which I love, and there are werewolves now. There aren't just vampires. There's a wolf pack.
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I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.
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Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York.
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There are a lot of people who've been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can now use their Exchange server for calendaring and collaboration from their Linux desktop.
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I want a baby from an Italian - possibly Sicilian - donor.
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I have done the company lifestyle for 16 years, and ballet has changed.
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Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
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I am pretty tenacious as a perfectionist in terms of getting something right.
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It's rough being a teenager in this day and age.
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You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it.
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Digital payments have already made it easier to move and manage money. While there's more work to do, the potential is real and understood.
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Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors. The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs.
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Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York.
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Acting keeps me alert to people, and life. I don't know, there's something about going to work early in the morning, and having to stay alert and concentrated. Maybe that keeps your mind alive.
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Is it too much to ask, to live in a world where our human gifts go toward the benefit of all? Where our daily activities contribute to the healing of the biosphere and the well-being of other people?
