Gautama Buddha Quotes
There are these two kinds of gifts: a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Of the two, this is supreme: a gift of the Dhamma.
Quotes to Explore
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Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
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I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.
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Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You have to make the means of legal redress available.
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The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this?
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I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David Lynch gave me the ticket.
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You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.
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We all owe America. It's not the other way around.
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We are the echo of the future.
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When a governor asks you to come and serve... or a president, subsequently in my life - you do so.
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I'm a total theater junkie - whether I'm working on a stage or sitting in a seat. I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.
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Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them.
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Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?
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Children's books are written for upbringing...but upbringing is a great thing; it decides the fate of the human being.
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When you chop wood, splinters fly.
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Im not gay, but the man in my bed last night was.
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I'm kind of quoting Thurston [Moore] and Kim [Gordon] in saying that about not being great with addicts, because they are the ones who said it to me.
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How do I confront aging? With a wonder and a terror. Yeah, I'll say that. Wonder and terror.
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We're very prepared: Infection-control people in hospitals over the past two months have been reviewing all their infection- control procedures because we anticipated just this sort of thing happening-a person coming from West Africa, they were healthy at the time they traveled, but got sick here.
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I'm tempting you with fine gifts until your girlish ideals are quite worn away and you are at my mercy.
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There are these two kinds of gifts: a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Of the two, this is supreme: a gift of the Dhamma.
