Dalai Lama Quotes
I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.
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You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.
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When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.
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I think women of our generation went through Cultural Revolution, went through hardship, coming from nowhere, and suddenly see China's amazing opportunity. So women just seized the opportunity.
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If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.
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Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.
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There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.
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I like shows or films or books that have messages but don't beat people over the head with them.
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The problem for many people is that we cannot point to the underlying biological bases of most psychiatric disorders. In fact, we are nowhere near understanding them as well as we understand disorders of the liver or the heart.
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I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.
