Chinmayananda Saraswati (Swami Chinmayananda Saraswatiwas) Quotes
Prayer,in its truest sense,is an attempt to invoke the mightier potential that is already in us,through mental integration.
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If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
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Our research is so complex that the resources of a single region of the world are no longer enough - both intellectually and economically, it must be a global effort.
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If I'm extremely bored and I don't have a book with me and I'm being an obnoxious teenager, I'll read 'BuzzFeed' on my phone. But even that just leaves me feeling icky because I think for some reason my comfort zone is to just not really be in the loop about stuff like awards shows or things like that.
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Opening Iran up to foreign investment, increasing its oil exports, and unfreezing over $100 billion in assets means more money for Hamas for building terror tunnels in Gaza, more weapons for Hezbollah in Lebanon, more slaughter in Syria, and more violence worldwide.
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We knew it would rain, for the poplars showed The white of their leaves, the amber grainShrunk in the wind,-and the lightning now Is tangled in tremulous skeins of rain.
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'When God calls a man or woman, what they will eat, what they will use and everything they need for their journey will be provided abundantly by God.'
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As to what I would like to be. It is difficult to say. An Artist of some kind. If nothing else I shall always study the Arts. People have always frightened and bored me, consequently I have been within my own shell and have not accomplished anything materially.
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Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilization than it is among savages. And the subjection is always reinforced by morality.
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The only thing I can say about W. C. Fields … is this: Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.
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If something about the human body disgusts you, the fault lies with the manufacturer.
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I don't like kitten heels. I just don't think they are an attractive shoe because they always look so stumpy. And I would never wear cowboy boots: a pointy toe and little heel is just not my thing.
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I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.
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Sometimes people think I'm sort of a Machiavelli who is thinking, 'How can I disarm people? I know: I'll create a persona; I'll get some spectacles, and when I meet you, I'll say, 'How are you doing?' And I will be very unassuming and polite and never get angry.'
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There's no point in living in an alternate reality.
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What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him.
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It's factual to say I am a bilateral-below-the-knee amputee. I think it's subjective opinion as to whether or not I am disabled because of that. That's just me.
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One of the many things I like about baseball is how it combines individual talent and teamsmanship.
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Innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government, and it is the banner that we will always hold high.
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I think we will be safer when we can concentrate law enforcement and criminal justice resources and energies on those individuals who truly need, for the safety of society... to be incarcerated.
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Look to it that you do not try to do all of it, do not try to do too much, lest your spirit grow weary. Besides, a good prayer mustn't be too long. Do not draw it out. Prayer ought to be frequent and fervent.
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Every song I write, including 'Too Close,' always starts on the guitar.
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Prayer,in its truest sense,is an attempt to invoke the mightier potential that is already in us,through mental integration.
