Gautama Buddha Quotes
Within this moment, the only moment that exists, the past, present and future are contained.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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How hard have those intolerant of John Adams's perspective worked to strip from young people any hope of knowing the concepts and truths that help deal with life?
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Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
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If you think the system - not you - but if your viewers think that the current political system is working well and serving the interest of our country, then what we're doing will not be attractive.
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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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In my 20s I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop.
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I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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There's no way you can possibly intellectually justify, 'Well, it's okay for the Western Judeo-Christian countries to have nuclear weapons, but not for a country like Iran.' That logic goes nowhere fast.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
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Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
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When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.
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I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
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If I can impact people with my music, that's what I want.
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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
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I believe that every person, male and female, needs to be in a protective mode at all times of alertness to potential danger. The world is full of potential attacks, potential disasters.
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Attention spans are changing. It's very noticeable. I am very aware that the kind of books I read in my childhood kids now won't be able to read. I was reading Kipling and PG Wodehouse and Shakespeare at the age of 11. The kind of description and detail I read I would not put in my books. I don't know how much you can fight that because you want children to read. So I pack in excitement and plot and illustrations and have a cliffhanger every chapter. Charles Dickens was doing cliffhangers way back when. But even with all the excitement you have to make children care about the characters.
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We can't own each other's past. The questioin is whether we have a future together.
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What crime writers are doing connects deeper into a cultural hunger. Crime is important. When you open up a book that has a body that's dead, that matters. It matters more than a certain level of suburban angst; it really does.
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In a man, I look for a friend, someone who's equal, with whom I'm comfortable.
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Within this moment, the only moment that exists, the past, present and future are contained.
