Bijan Pakzad (Bijan) Quotes
Fear is only my ego's deluded perception that it is possible to experience a lack of love in my life.
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Some days, I'll tell you that everything in life was meant to be and that there is an order to the universe. Other days, I'm convinced it's all a combination of luck and opportunity.
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We live in a fast-paced culture where we're asked to make snap decisions all day long, so I suppose cash-point donations feed into the immediacy of our life experience. So it's a great idea. But I think it needs careful handling.
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As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.
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I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
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If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.
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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.
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I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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I love to go shopping and see what catches my eye.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath.
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I love Somali foods like canjeero, a pancakelike bread; same for pizza, burgers, and sushi.
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Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.
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A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness.
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Everyone and his Big Brother wants to log your browsing habits, the better to build a profile of who you are and how you live your life - online and off. Search engine companies offer a benefit in return: more relevant search results. The more they know about you, the better they can tailor information to your needs.
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I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.
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You want to reach people, but you also want to reach them in the most authentic way. You now have a mass market and an audience that's listening, but they're in love with a song that means absolutely nothing to you.
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My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be.
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The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.
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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
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You know you're going to have a good day when your morning begins with breakfast in the same room as Carrie Tiffany, David Vann and Lionel Shriver.
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The most elementary communication is not possible without some degree of conformity to the 'conventions' of the symbolic system.
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I didn’t see the point of judging and analyzing a single moment in someone’s life.
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Many African smallholder farmers did not share in the 'green revolution' productivity gains driven by modern seeds and techniques, irrigation, and greater fertilizer use in Asia and Latin America in the 1960s.
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Fear is only my ego's deluded perception that it is possible to experience a lack of love in my life.
