Dalai Lama Quotes
I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile.
Quotes to Explore
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.
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I don't get far enough into a boring book to hate it.
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This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary.
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Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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You'd have to be an idiot to say no to 'Hunger Games.'
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Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.
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I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.
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Long live the liberation of the workers off all countries from the infernal chasm of war, exploitation and slavery!
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The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
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I don't have a complex mind.
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My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown, and he listened to Bob Dylan. He listened to Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones, but he also listened to reggae music. And he collected vinyl.
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If you wear them outside, they stop being pyjamas. I wear mine to the mail box, which is right in front of my house - that's my limit. Anything else is wrong.
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To me, anything goes. But that's me.
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Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.
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I think probably the one trait that would concern me about brother Bing would be his lack of responsibility.
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Trying to be like my uncle, because I was an only child. He and my cousins were everything to me.
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I'm grateful for my brokenness. I'm grateful for my humility.
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I'm taking better care of myself by eating healthy, exercising and doing my best to keep my stress level down as well as role modeling good habits for my kids.
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Let us not take for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small.
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One of the highest of human duties is the duty of encouragement...It is easy to laugh at men's ideals; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.
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I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile.
