Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
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For clothes and accessories, I love my friend's boutique; One by One and UT.LAB for shoes.
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I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
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The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999.
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I was the ugly duckling until I reached puberty.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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I eat the same breakfast and lunch every day, both at my desk. I employ no time-saving tricks at all.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
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How dare you ever in ya life walk past me without acknowledging their man as God.
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Curiosity is one of the strongest human incentives.
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Oh God, are you supposed to collect things? I don't collect things. I like throwing things away.
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Auspiciousness comes only through balance.
