Elizabeth Lesser Quotes
One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.
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I know what to do and I go and execute.
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I'm interested in playing, not working.
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I believe in aging gracefully.
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The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.
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Everyone dreams of living in Paris.
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Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.
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I think they could of recast the children, I heard of people wanting to do something like that. That would be a nice little show to do but you know that show was of the 80's, I don't think the audience mind set is in that direction any longer.
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The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things.
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Conrad Black is a picture of a man hugely enjoying himself.
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You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.
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If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.
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The house where I grew up in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles was like a dream - even though my family faced threats after my father bought it in August 1948.
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Television is what it's always been. The best of times and the worst of times at the same time.
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I eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat, but I think it should be enjoyed on occasion - like cheesecake or blackouts.
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I still when I wake up hit the ground running; and having an illness, I'm only one of hundreds of thousands of people that live with an illness, and I'm just in awe of the bravery and dignity of the people I see at the hospital.
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You can never overlook a guy.
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I do think children come in wired a certain way. Why else would I be filled with hope and optimism? You just could not keep me down for very long. You can call it grace or a gift from God, but I do think I came in with it.
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Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those 'others'. Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there are a lot of racism, chauvinism, separatism; and now we are supposed to make a state out of that.
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When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.
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I have one room dedicated to just meditation.
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The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.
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My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it's the one I've won all the points with.
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One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.
