Dalai Lama Quotes
Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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I am happy with my form; I just need to score a couple of goals. I want the ball. I want to create something.
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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Then, when I got in the military, I used to host - even in high school - I hosted the talent shows, and when I was in the military I would host all of our base Christmas parties and stuff.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
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The moment in which you make somebody laugh, you're only doing it to make them laugh and be happy. Then afterward you can be like, 'Oh, I just want the attention. I feel so good that everybody's listening to me and I got the approval that I need.'
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Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain to be some minority group offended.
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You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
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It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.
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I still think of myself really as a New Yorker.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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I have a feeling there were many, many successful rock duos that just didn't get attention. That's the fault of the rock press. They are always playing up controversy, scandal, aggravation, and irritation.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.
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I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.
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Any business you go into, you have to think about how much money you are willing to put into it, and how much you are not.
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My friends are a huge part of my inspiration.
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Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.
