Gautama Buddha Quotes
Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.
Quotes to Explore
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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I just want to stay creative, share my ideas and see where it all leads.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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I hate to tell you this, but there's an entire subset of people out there who think of me as quite a dull actor. And that's the word used, and often – dull.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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I've never been one to want to be the center of attention and be put up on stages every night. That's just not really my personality. I'm comfortable with it now, but my real passion is being creative.
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Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there.
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There doesn't seem to be a religion in 'Game of Thrones' that's totally peaceful... we haven't seen any Buddhists.
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I don't do the L.A. scene. I stay focused and very myopic. I don't feel I need to prove myself or be in people's faces, especially in this town.
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When I was working my way up, it seemed to me that only Westerns and 'Star Treks' or sci-fi movies could afford to get away with presenting the problems – like prejudice and desegregation, for instance – that we face in our everyday lives.
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The ability to throw 100 mph cannot be taught, cannot be learned, it can only be God-given.
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I guess I'm quite practical. Or at least like to think I am.
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From the moment I stepped into this industry, I've always had to fight for my ideas and for my voice to be heard.
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The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
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As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain.
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I thought we had a good defensive first half. We capitalized off the steals and turnovers. I don't think we finished well, but the win tonight was good for our confidence.
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Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.
