Erik Weihenmayer Quotes
It is exciting to kind of figure things out in yourself and then use other people to help you figure things out so you can really reach your potential.
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Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
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I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference.
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I have laughter dates with myself, where I find comics on YouTube and watch them. Louis C.K. was my first laughter date a couple years ago. I'll also watch those videos of people doing idiotic things. That cracks me up.
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Soap operas are like boot camps for film actors, so I really learned a lot. It was a masterclass in working for camera. I made myself watch myself every day. I would sort of try and be objective about it and critique myself a little. There's a lot more skill set than people realize in soap operas. They shoot, like, 35 scenes a day.
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I think there are some people who are just kind of born to create drama and then capitalise on it.
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I think kids in every minority need to see people like themselves in books; that's an acknowledgment of their existence on this planet and in this society.
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But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and I'm one of those people who start to go crazy if they don't run or do something.
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I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
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Unlike some viruses, we don't know what the natural reservoir is for Ebola. A lot of people think it's bats, but it's still very controversial; it could have been circulating in insects, in an environment, or in individuals.
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I'm definitely not on Twitter. I do have a Facebook page and Facebook friends. It's a lot of fun, especially if you don't just start friending people you don't know.
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Peace has been as bad as war. Peace has killed as many people as war. Peace is as bad. Peace is as bad...
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Magically turning people's old scalar contexts into list contexts is a recipe for several kinds of disaster.
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The reason why the British theatrical tradition is world-leading in Greek drama is because there is a flourishing tradition of people rethinking Greek tragedy.
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In order to be who you are as a human being, you need to be willing to upset people.
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I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip hop could do, or where hip hop is gonna go. I always say it's gonna become universal as we become a galactic union.
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We use the people who are in the bullpen producing.
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Our very lives depend on the ethics of strangers, and most of us are always strangers to other people.
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One of my favorite luxuries in life is travel. Jet lag and lost baggage aside, it's an incredible way to learn about other cultures, meet new people, broaden your horizons... and do some amazing shopping!
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Consciously or not, we are all on a quest for answers, trying to learn the lessons of life. We grapple with fear and guilt. We search for meaning, love, and power. We try to understand fear, loss, and time. We seek to discover who we are and how we can become truly happy.
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They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.
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I have a calling in my soul, if you like, to try to make my life in some way worthwhile. What is the value of my existence?
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In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes, you can talk to people.
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It is exciting to kind of figure things out in yourself and then use other people to help you figure things out so you can really reach your potential.
