David Fontana Quotes
Zen, like life, defies exact definition, but its essence is the experience, moment by moment, of our own existence -- a natural, spontaneous encounter, unclouded by the suppositions and expectations that come between us and reality. It is, if you like, a paring down of life until we see it as it really is, free from our illusions; it is merely a divestment of ourselves until we recognize our own true nature.
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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.
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After watching me in a larger-than-life character in 'Magadheera,' the audiences didn't accept me as a college–going boy in 'Orange.'
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
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The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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I like to think I'll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, 'Oh my God, you're awesome,' and then we start dating.
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Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
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Growing up, me and my brother, we were kind of exact opposites. We were completely yin and yang. He was more rough and tumble, and I just wanted to play with my girlfriends.
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In the Senate, there is a wide spectrum of views on foreign policy.
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Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.
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I've never been driven to just be a celebrity or just get me on TV. Never ever. What's always driven me is being successful and being good at what I do.
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The bar is set pretty low if you want to be a hip, accessible conservative.
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I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs.
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People who take risks like Amy Winehouse and Norah Jones take a second to catch on, but eventually they do because they're different and honest in a musical landscape that's not always like that.
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The ability to have influence and create change and drive the strategy of an organization is really what excites me.
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I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write.
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My mission is to let black kids know that their dreams can happen.
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When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You don't judge yourself, you do it.
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We do not need to teach students to embrace the status quo.
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There will come a time when the proper education of children, by a glorified system of spontaneous education of choice, similar to the Montessori System, will be made possible.
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I think at some point every actor has practiced their acceptance speech while they're having a shower. It's fun.
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Zen, like life, defies exact definition, but its essence is the experience, moment by moment, of our own existence -- a natural, spontaneous encounter, unclouded by the suppositions and expectations that come between us and reality. It is, if you like, a paring down of life until we see it as it really is, free from our illusions; it is merely a divestment of ourselves until we recognize our own true nature.
