Dalai Lama Quotes
If I were to die today, I would have some concern for Tibet. But I know that I have personally done as much as I can to use my existence for others. So I have no regret.
Quotes to Explore
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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In social policy, when we provide a safety net, it should be designed to help people take more entrepreneurial risks, not to turn them into dependents. This doesn't mean that we should be callous to the underprivileged.
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I have cravings all the time, even when I'm not pregnant.
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Like the Elizabeth I play, Queen Elizabeth is a monarch who actually moves with the times. She gets new information, assimilates it, and changes in order the fit in with the way the world is moving. I admire that.
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I got no hate in me.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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All of the songs my grandparents and parents listened to are called boleros - they're all love songs. They're about giving your heart to a person. It's a culture that is so romantic and passionate, and that's something that I'm very proud of. We grew up with nothing, so we just want to live a life full of love.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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I don't mind a bikini bottom.
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Yesterday morning I amused myself with an exercise of a talent I once possessed, but have so neglected that my performance might almost be called an experiment. I cut out a dress for one of the women.
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I cannot abide being bored.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.
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Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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I don't talk much to offensive linemen in general.
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Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact.
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California lacks a lot of the rules and restrictions the East has. Every house is a different style, different material, different color. There's a lot of craziness out there.
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I've spent years trying to time up my drops with my throws. You learn to listen to your feet and trust your positions.
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Top managers love people and they want to be loved - it turns out being loved is good for your career, especially if you are the boss.
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It seems important to find ways of reminding ourselves that most 'familiarity' is meditated and delusive.
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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I still am amazed that people would never buy a car if they were told it gets 75 miles to the gallon - they're absolutely clear on what's a scam. But when it comes to their health they will immediately fall for somebody telling them, "Take this pill and you'll live to be a hundred years old." There's something about medicine that allows us to fall for stupid sales pitches more easily.
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If I were to die today, I would have some concern for Tibet. But I know that I have personally done as much as I can to use my existence for others. So I have no regret.
