Dalai Lama Quotes
One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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In bookstores, my stuff is usually filed in the out-of-the-way, additional interest sections.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.
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I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
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If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.
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My senior thesis was a documentary. By the time I graduated from college, I thought I was going to make films, and my interest in acting was there but kind of confused.
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I'm not one of those people who have to try and remember what they told people, because I always tell the truth. That should count for something, right?
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I never pigeonhole myself into any religion, but I feel it has found me. I am trying to make sense of it... the essence of the Mathangi concept.
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A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of work.
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I'm probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country.
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I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic.
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Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home.
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Ms. Clinton - Mrs. Clinton, I should say - she's a favorite of mine.
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A lobster bisque ought to be the crowning glory of the potager. And this one was excellent. Silky as a gigolo's compliment and fishy as a chancellor's promise.
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Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
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Perseverance is my biggest lesson. When I started to get involved in environmental protection some years ago, my people did not take it seriously and they never considered it important. But today, people look at what I do and they truly recognize those efforts, and eventually they join you as "environmental activists" too!
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My acting and activism go hand-in-hand, and they really support one another.
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One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.
