Dalai Lama Quotes
I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal.
Quotes to Explore
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It's better to do a film that works.
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River Phoenix and I were friends for nine years, and I watched him grow and mature, and I also saw him struggle. I watched him deal with the whole up and down aspects of Hollywood and saw him bounce back, so when he passed away, it was such an enormous shock.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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When I'm in the studio, I'm strictly thinking about the beats, the rhymes and the song. The decision I make once the songs are created, and there's a barcode put on the package, and I'm out there in the street selling it, those decisions as a businessman are different than the creative decisions you make.
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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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I've been lucky enough to play roles that are not just the preppy cheerleader or sullen emo girl. I've been able to play roles that are really vast and varied and very three-dimensional. Fingers crossed that it remains the same.
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Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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It's better to waste money than time. You can always get more money.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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One thing Middle-earth is short on is the feminine.
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With my first pay cheque I sent my parents to Jamaica, so they actually got passports! They're pretty grounded; it wasn't until they saw the trailer for 'Battleship' that they were like, 'Ooh, this is a big movie, isn't it?'
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I have never wanted a family. I don't believe in marriage, though I obviously believe it should be legal for everyone who wants to do it. But it is not something I believe in, nor do the characters in my book, nor do any of my friends.
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Growing up, you always want to hang with your dad - go fishing or whatever. But my dad was always working, so we never really had time for that. I think I kind of learned to accept it.
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I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal.
