William Batchelder Greene Quotes
Life is a waste of woes, And Death a river deep, That ever onward flows, Troubled, yet asleep.
Quotes to Explore
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Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.
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Popping broad beans out of their skins can be therapeutic, but it isn't everybody's favourite waste of time.
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It's not like what I do or what I wear is my copyright. What I'm wearing now also is an inspiration. It is how I saw it on the mannequin, and I just wore it, so it's in a way copied. But obviously, I wouldn't want to spend my life thinking about dresses. It is such a waste of life.
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From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.
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Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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My kids are in front of the computer 24x7 despite having all the parental control. There is no way to stop the flow of information. The flow of information is too fast and too much.
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In China, I helped introduce UNEP's campaign to reduce food waste on World Environment Day. The government took notice of food waste issues and now, when you over-order in a restaurant, you are encouraged to downsize. This is where people can really impact policy and vice versa!
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The worst sin against stewardship is to waste your life.
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Strange are the ways of history, where no single thing abides, but all things flow into each other, fragment to fragment clinging.
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My Mamá Grande, a tiny Mayan woman, took me aside when I was an adolescent and told me several things that didn't make a bit of sense to my young and inattentive ears, and as young people tend to waste all attempts of our elders to relay to us wisdom accumulated over the decades, I thought my Mamá Grande had a few mice in the attic.
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As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Don't waste your time away thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues.
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I wanted to find a place to hide from all of it, where the nightmares and the rivers and reality couldn't find me. For me, that place was always inside a book.
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The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked.
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The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.
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Worry is a waste of imagination.
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I try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.
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It's all you can say, when the end comes: 'I did not waste my time.' I think that matters. I think it may be all that matters.
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The Christians were the first to make the existence of Satan a dogma of the church. What is the use in a Pope if there is no Devil ?
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It is said that “there is a self,” but “non-self” too is taught. The buddhas also teach there is nothing which is “neither self nor non-self.” Everything is real, not real; both real and not real; neither not real nor real: this is the teaching of the Buddha.
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I believe that life supports what supports more of life. In other words, motivation does matter. If you're just trying to take care of yourself, you're part of life and I believe life steps in and gives you a certain level of insight.
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Life is a waste of woes, And Death a river deep, That ever onward flows, Troubled, yet asleep.
