David Leonhardt Quotes
Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don't find happiness, you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are, who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings you the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad.
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Architecture begins where engineering ends.
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I don't think it's in any way harmful, this marriage of media and politicians. I think it enhances the communications process considerably and makes it possible for the public to be far more aware, far more up-to-date on issues and the opposite sides of the issues.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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It's almost an impossible thing to get a movie made that is written by two actors who want to star in it, when no one knows who they are. The only time it happened that I know of was when Sylvester Stallone did it in 'Rocky.'
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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To be honest, I enjoy all different types of films and experiences.
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
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There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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As you grow older, your music begins to mature and grow older along with you.
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I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'
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It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
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I've always wanted to write an airport book.
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I'm terrified by young people who are doing what they think is film making. What they're really doing is taking that convulsed, fast rhythm of commercials. It's not film making.
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For me, riding a two-wheeler bike was very risky. Counting the pedal strokes before turning a corner and learning to hear the sounds coming from buildings, grass and the climbing frame made all the difference to basic survival and ensured that I didn't end up head-first in the sandpit.
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Happiness and peace of mind are a matter of consciousness. We must create the harmony we desire. As we raise our level of consciousness we become more in tune with the true nature of our being. This type of awareness is not an accident; it comes from study and an understanding that we are truly creative.
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It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.
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Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don't find happiness, you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are, who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings you the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run.
