Dalai Lama Quotes
The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see.
Quotes to Explore
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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Just because you used one set on one guy and had success doesn't mean you can use that exact set, that exact timing, the next time.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I was very involved with school by the time I was 15 and wasn't working much as a model.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive.
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Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of Washington, and all the Federal projects where the Fine Arts Commission had jurisdiction, and it was a tremendous experience.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.
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We have more to learn today from the spectacle of a great man at a great moment than from any number of monographs on ancient wage levels.
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The greatest failure in life is the failure to participate in life.
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But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere.
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I've never had trouble finding inspiration for new songs, no matter what I'm doing.
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At the end of the day, it's all one version of telling a story. I treated this as if it was a two million dollar independent film. I did a lot more physical work than I'd probably have to do for a two million dollar independent film with four months of training and stuff. But as far as the character's psychology or emotional life goes, I treat it just the same.
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The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see.
