Dalai Lama Quotes
What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to.
Quotes to Explore
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking our careers will come to a standstill, or worse, crash and burn if we aren't social media butterflies.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
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One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer.
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I know how to fake someone out, if they break into my house, into thinking there are other people there.
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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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I enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day. It's a nice way to say you're thinking about your family, someone special, or dear friends.
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Google owns YouTube, and recently, I drew a comic about an idea for a YouTube feature - which they actually took seriously and implemented. So I'm thinking that maybe we'll have a future where Google is 'xkcd.'
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Much of the traditional thinking about cash is well intentioned but unrealistic. Should you have six months of living expenses in the bank for emergencies? Sure. Do you? Probably not.
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Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
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I lived for four years in the 1930s with these individuals and the only time that I wasn't thinking about dealing with physical suffering is when I was working on this book. I've never been more alive as when I worked on this book.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.
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I grew up thinking that renting is perfectly normal. And then, strangely enough, I never did buy a house. I live in New York City, and I'm still renting. My own personal narrative shows that it is possible to live a respectable life without ever having owned a home.
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Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change.
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Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
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Maternal mortality health is a very sensitive indicator. All you need to look at is a country's maternal mortality rate. That is a surrogate for whether the country's health system is functioning. If it works for women, I'm sure it will work for men.
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Talk not of genius baffled. Genius is master of man. Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can.
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I always say 300 is a sci-fi movie as much as anything. It's like that could be another planet. It doesn't have to be earth necessarily. That's like when people get so wrapped up in the politics of 300 I always go, "By the way, that's a sci-fi movie. It's not really a historical film."
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Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
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What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to.
