Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) Quotes
The truth which can be actualized after Self Realization is that you are not this body, this mind, this conditioning from the past, this ego, these emotions, but that you are the pure spirit.
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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Many people think that the U.S. is ahead in the frontier technology sectors as a result of private sector entrepreneurship. It's not. The U.S. federal government created all these sectors.
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Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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Telugu audiences love cinema. They won't let a good film down, and they've proved this with the way they accepted 'Srimanthudu.'
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As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
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Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.
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On one hand, it seems like I've waited a long time for this.
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To me, a poem that's in rhyme and meter is the difference between watching a film in full color and watching a film in black and white. Not that a few black and white films aren't wonderful. So are certain successful pieces of free verse.
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Early in my career, I sometimes found it difficult to make the tough people decisions - I had to learn that. In business, you want to listen. You want to learn. You want to make sure you're not proceeding without information. But if you wait too long, you can actually hurt an organization even more.
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There are secrets at the heart of every story; there is something that must be uncovered or discovered, both by the reader and by the characters.
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Death seems to be a long way off. Is this not shallow thinking? It is worthless and is only a joke within a dream. It will not do to think in such a way and be negligent. Insofar as death is always at one's door, one should make sufficient effort and act quickly.
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Honestly, I'm not a massive fan of courtroom dramas.
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I want to challenge the best, and I'm ready.
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The great thing about journalism is that there is so much exposure to all kinds of people who can turn up later as characters, whether you intend it or not.
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Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect.
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I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you.
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I'd do the same things, but I'd be a little more quiet.
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A disorderly mob is no more an army than a heap of building materials is a house.
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The truth which can be actualized after Self Realization is that you are not this body, this mind, this conditioning from the past, this ego, these emotions, but that you are the pure spirit.
