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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The Doobie Brothers are one of my favorites of all time.
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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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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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Freedom of expression is tested during times of anger and conflict and enables all opinions and outraged expressions of dissent that we may not want to hear. But even for this there have to be limits.
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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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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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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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The thing that's changed the way I do my stand-up act is having kids and getting older and wiser and smarter. There might be a joke or two in the past that I wish I hadn't done, but in the past, you can't have it back.
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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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You do have to continue, as you grow as a human, checking in and going, 'Is this what I want? Am I giving away things that I don't want? Who am I and what do I want to keep doing?'
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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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Faith is indispensable for success. Faith is induced and strengthened by the instructions you give your subconscious mind.
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My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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Rick Shapiro is a top comedian.
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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.
