Gautama Buddha Quotes
Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind well controlled achieves peace and happiness.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.
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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
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If you care about yourself and what you do, you get nervous about it. You just don't take the money and go home.
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I can watch a movie and go, 'Oh, my god, that person is acting.' If you just listen to what the other person is saying, your response will always be genuine.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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I used to love fine dining, but I lost my appetite for it to a degree because sometimes it is too much about the effort and too little about the result.
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What the event will be like, being part of the Olympics and being in London, is too much to think about. You've no control over those things, so in a way, it's wasted energy to think of them.
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I certainly felt like my life had been enriched and had also changed forever when I took 'In A World...' to Sundance.
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The theme of luck comes up a lot. It's something I thought about before, why some people are lucky and some people aren't lucky. It seems like some people you meet can sort of cultivate luck, and I've always been fascinated by that.
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In a knot of eight crossings, which is about the average-size knot, there are 256 different 'over-and-under' arrangements possible... Make only one change in this 'over and under' sequence and either an entirely different knot is made or no knot at all may result.
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History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.
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He would not anticipate those counsels which are rather bestowed by circumstances on men, than by men on circumstances.
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Whether you can observe a thing or not depends on the theory which you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed.
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It is frustrating that people have a hard time telling other female stories besides, 'Is she going to get the guy?'
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In the '90s, I think I rediscovered my guitar. The Jam was obviously very guitar-based, but in the Style Council I just got really disillusioned with playing the guitar. The further it went on, the less and less I played, to a point where I couldn't pick it up any more.
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Well I was out in the garden moving rocks on the day of the Emmys. I was just playing in the dirt.
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I try to be self-disciplined with my thoughts. It's our thoughts that matter most, and all the rest falls into line behind that: if I remember who I really am and why I'm on the earth, then I more naturally want to treat my body like a temple and so forth.
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Be certain that you easily clear the minimum standards for service as a missionary and that you are continually raising the bar.
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I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about.
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I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.
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Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind well controlled achieves peace and happiness.
