Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) Quotes
Truth is one, single, and it can never be misinterpreted. To know the truth it is essential that whatever human awareness we have got, it has to be expanded. There is something still lacking in that awareness by which we cannot know God, we cannot know the truth.
Quotes to Explore
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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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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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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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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history.
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You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.
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'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone.
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I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years' worth of graduates behind me.
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I have done all the work myself, not assistants. That's why I'm in a wheelchair: I've been doing it physically - it's hard labour - throughout my life.
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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
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You have to think about your image and how you want people to view you. And if it becomes too much, people will get kind of tired of you.
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It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
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Some people even went off to form another band, Power Station.
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I have a secret love of jazz.
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I think whenever you love something or somebody it means that you have to extend yourself, you have to grow - get a little larger. You can't stay in your little comfortable - spot.
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Truth is one, single, and it can never be misinterpreted. To know the truth it is essential that whatever human awareness we have got, it has to be expanded. There is something still lacking in that awareness by which we cannot know God, we cannot know the truth.
