Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) Quotes
Your own attention is important, not the attention of others or your attention on others.
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Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
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I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.
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Well, mostly I just want to be an actor. I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman for anything, I don't want to do anything crazy or fancy like that.
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One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!
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Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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I always love listening to Bob Dylan. 'Blood on the Tracks' is one of my favorite albums.
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When you're in theater or the circus or film - to me it's all one - affairs happen. People fall in love.
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Basically, I want that relationship where we have that love. I love her so much, and she loves me so much that it's just - you want that relationship where you look into the girl's eyes, and you know that she's everything you've ever wanted. When I find that, I'm going to get it!
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For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport, more than just the physical aspects. I haven't seen boxing movies very often that really go so deep into the minds of the boxers. It really puts out how much it is about strategy and tactics and technique.
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I really wish that I would have gone to college. Even my son, who's into rap himself, I tell him and tell his children, 'Go to college. Get that education - it is so important. Don't do like I did.' I had all this singing on my mind, and I just didn't have time for it.
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Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?
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What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
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At 20 and 30, we are like travelers in a foreign country, reading the guide book to learn how to behave, to learn when the post office is open. Trivia looms important; critical issues fade into a pastel background, unrecognized.
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The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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I'm ready to be an action figure. I'd love that very much. And all the redheaded kids will get to go out and feel loved and be able to buy a redheaded action figure.
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When you receive God's love and encouragement, it will empower you to do more than you ever thought possible.
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We may go to church once a week, but our Christian life is daily - step-by-step.
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When girls can get an education and women can work and run businesses or even serve as elected officials, the world benefits.
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Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.
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A lot of politics plays at the level of myth, and if you understand that, then you feel like you have access to the secret language of politics. People respond to political characters in archetypal ways. A fun game is to think of a politician and ask, "Which god is that? Are they like Aries? Are they like Athena?".
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In a relationship, the sum of your parts should equal more than just you by yourself. He needs to bring something new and different to the table to up the ante.
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Your own attention is important, not the attention of others or your attention on others.
