Bhikkhu Bodhi Quotes
Religion must affirm, in the clearest terms, that morality and ethical values are not mere decorative frills of personal opinion, not subjective superstructure, but intrinsic laws of the cosmos built into the heart of reality.Bhikkhu Bodhi
Quotes to Explore
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
Carice van Houten -
Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them.
Saint Basil -
A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
Dan Rather -
If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
Fannie Lou Hamer -
I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me.
Barbra Streisand -
Liberated from the error of pagan tradition through the benevolence and loving kindness of the good God with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the operation of the Holy Spirit, I was reared from the very beginning by Christian parents. From them I learned even in babyhood the Holy Scriptures which led me to a knowledge of the truth.
Saint Basil
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The more people learn about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the worse it looks.
Frances Beinecke -
I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
Ed Gillespie -
It's the 21st century. It's untenable to suggest that women had no significance and no interest and that just because they didn't vote they had no relevance to the course of our history.
Kate Williams -
When I grew up, my family, we sat down, all of us to watch 'Good Times,' 'Sanford and Son,' all those shows that were out at that time.
Magic Johnson -
I've written books as acts of discovery: things I need to know and that I need to touch. And it's very dangerous work to deal with the most toxic internal elements... I feel like Madame Curie at my computer. I feel like I should be hemorrhaging from my eyes and ears.
Kate Braverman -
Before swearing in new citizens, immigration officials check to make sure prospective citizens weren't on voter rolls or voted before achieving legal citizenship. A citizenship petition can be denied if they were.
Kate Brown
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I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.
Narendra Modi -
A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that.
Pat Metheny -
During the first quarter of the last century, seaside resorts became the fashion, even in those countries of Northern Europe within the minds of whose people the sea had hitherto held the role of the devil, the cold and voracious hereditary foe of humanity.
Karen Blixen -
His conduct still right, with his argument wrong.
Oliver Goldsmith -
I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
Arthur C. Clarke -
I'll cheerfully confess to spending a lot of time playing completely disgusting computer games that have no redeeming social value.
James Gleick
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Confidence is key. Always. Even when we might have messed up.
Elizabeth Tan -
And, baby, you were careless with my heart. Said forever then you let it fall apart. You left me crying there on the floor, walked out the door like it was nothing. And, baby, you were reckless with my love. I gave you all I’ve got, you just gave it up. So it don’t matter how much you’ve changed or the look on your face when you say you want me, you miss me tonight. Baby, I could care less.
Carly Pearce -
You must feed your mind even as you feed your body, and to make your mind healthy, you must feed it nourishing, wholesome thoughts.
Norman Vincent Peale -
I think hip hop is a dance music that's rebellious by nature.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
Telling parents in New Jersey you want to act isn't exactly like telling them you want to be a doctor or a dentist. There are no guarantees. It's hard, but all the arts are. Can you imagine the pain of writer's block?
Loretta Swit -
Religion must affirm, in the clearest terms, that morality and ethical values are not mere decorative frills of personal opinion, not subjective superstructure, but intrinsic laws of the cosmos built into the heart of reality.
Bhikkhu Bodhi