Dalai Lama Quotes
Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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There are times, especially on 'The Five,' where I've lost control for a moment. I always feel bad about it, but those always seem to be the times that people realize, if I'm mad about something, it must really matter.
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I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
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I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
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I was an avid reader, but never thought seriously about writing a novel until I was in my thirties. I took no formal fiction-writing courses and never thought about these categories when I wrote my first novel.
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I know a lot of people struggle with the idea of Jesus and their idea of God. I think, if you don't even know what you're praying to or who you're praying to, based on what I know to be true, regardless, God's always listening.
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I have been celibate for about six or seven months, I think. I would rather just make out and kiss someone instead of sex. I'm single. I said I would be single for a year and I am.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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I've met Bob Dylan. We did one of those non-handshake handshakes. I was with all guys, and he shook hands with all of them, and then they said, 'And this is Kate,' and I put my hand out, and he didn't put his out. And then I took my hand away, and he put his out. It was one of those. We finally did shake. And then I fainted!
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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Whether I build a character from the ground up or develop one, whether within my own copyright or in licensed work, I can step into that character's mind. It takes a kind of voluntary dissociation akin to method acting, military planning, marketing, or detective work: to think like the other guy and work out what he's going to do next.
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
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If you never give up, you'll be successful.
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The experience of poetry could bring my mother back to me. Poetry offers a different kind of solace - here on earth.
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My brothers kept me relevant. They got my back 100%. After all the times I've been incarcerated, they've always had my back.
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Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else.
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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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Self-appraisals of efficacy are reasonably accurate, but they diverge from action because people do not know fully what they will have to do, lack information for regulating their effort, or are hindered by external factors from doing what they can.
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Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion.
