Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) Quotes
You will find the truth the way you have found your awareness, spontaneously. It's a living process.
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It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so.
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What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.
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It may come as a surprise, but Frou Frou was really like a kind of little holiday from my own work. Guy and I, we have always worked together, and then over the years, it became clear that we wanted to do a whole album together. It was very organic and spontaneous - just one of those wonderful things that happens.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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Never put a sock in a toaster.
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If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.
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My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title.
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The best are the ones built without controversy, when the owner, the architect, and the builder work together.
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I am an Air Force brat - that's the terminology they use for military kids who are traveling constantly.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of the municipal library, and she brought home two or three books a week for me. They could be dime novels or Balzac.
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'To Die For,' with Nicole Kidman, is great - her desire to be a part of news, how she uses news to further her career and how it can drive you insane. I love that movie.
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You will find the truth the way you have found your awareness, spontaneously. It's a living process.
