Dalai Lama Quotes
A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.
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We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in Pakistan, together.
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I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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'Pyrapshere' began as a sketch for a variety show I produced called 'A Pretty Good Show.' My partner, Andersen Gabrych, and I expanded it into a full-fledged faux-religion, including a list of 21 tenets, sacred symbols, testimonials, and even a clothing line. Many people believed it was a real thing and wanted to join.
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The true Islam has shown me that a blanket indictment of all white people is as wrong as when whites make blanket indictments against blacks.
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The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.
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I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction.
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Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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We are all several different people. There are different aspects of our nature that are competing.
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I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.
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In working with those who are dying, I offer another human being a spacious environment with my mind in which they can die as they need to die. I have no right to define how another person should die. I'm just there to help them transition, however they need to do it.
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I find it odd that people will go to a nice restaurant or to the theater in jeans and T-shirts.
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I'm not familiar particularly with Hillary Clinton's neighborhood, but I wish people were a little bit more curious about what we call privilege and about why it's there. Black people in this country have no choice but to be curious. We have to know. I wish folks would do a little bit more investigation.
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I'm still going to sing these songs because trap is a type of music very popular in the streets, and people want to hear it.
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A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives.
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When you were growing up in the 30s, 20s, of course the 40s, all black people at least in the Washington, D.C., area were required to live among themselves.
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People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come in and sometimes there are things that I want and can't get a meeting on, or go to a different actors.
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According to the U.S. Census, the most common reason people give for not voting is that they were too busy or had conflicting work or school schedules.
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You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people.
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If there had been any formidable body of cannibals in the country, Harry Truman would have promised to provide them with free missionaries fattened at the taxpayer's expense.
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Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut.
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The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
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A mind wishing to benefit other people and other sentient beings is the very basis of peace and happiness.
