Gautama Buddha Quotes
So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
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When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.
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I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog.
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Bridget Jones has a lot to answer for.
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How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?
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A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.
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I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.
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I love being able to be political without any political affiliation.
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Before I can finish one song, another is knocking on my door in my head.
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What's sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose.
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Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare.Let all who prate of Beauty hold their peace,And lay them prone upon the earth and ceaseTo ponder on themselves, the while they stareAt nothing, intricately drawn nowhere.
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You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules
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The worst programs are the ones where the programmers doing the original work don't lay a solid foundation, and then they're not involved in the program in the future.
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The best thing women in tech can do is to invest in other women.
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As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.
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One of the perks of being a 'New Yorker' cartoonist is that you get to hang around with interesting people. My fellow cartoonists are all interesting, and all highly creative.
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I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.
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We had this scene where I'm supposed to be bending over to get something. I thought it was kind of cute.
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Not that I don't care about winning or I don't care about doing well, but I have to care less about the things that happen that are outside of my control.
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I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.
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If you ask people where they go when they really need to get work done, very few will respond 'the office.' If they do say the office, they'll include a qualifier such as 'super-early in the morning before anyone gets in,' or 'I stay late at night after everyone's left,' or 'I sneak in on the weekend.'
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So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.
