Dalai Lama Quotes
I have never been any place where I was not first invited. And upon invitation, if I feel that there is potential for making some contribution to humanity, I will comply in spite of being tired.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
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I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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You're human; you make mistakes. You have to put all the things in the past.
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X Out is perfect for my schedule. It is so simple, fast and actually works. I am more confident in my own skin and always camera ready - a necessity in my line of work.
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Pure art is a noble pursuit. Applied art is a business. That's one reason design firms have been so eager of late to add consulting and manufacturing to their core aesthetic competencies.
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No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.
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MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.
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Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
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Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.
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Air power will not defeat ISIS. It has not been able to deny ISIS freedom of maneuver and the ability to attack at will.
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I'm addicted to making music, but I don't want to do it forever. I just want a farm. Farms make you happy.
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I don't know anyone, from any class, who's had a perfectly easy life. I've met people born into wealthy families who feel like they didn't have much emotional support, and people who come from working-class families who had loads of love but no money.
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The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.
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I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum.
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Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
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I started coming up to New York at age 17. There was a girl I met over the summer somewhere; I was chasing her. I would drive up to D.C., where I had made some friends, which was about four hours away, and we would take the bus up to New York.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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I'm a fan of records. I'm a fan of listening to something cover to cover and not wanting to skip over anything.
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Because you and you alone I can't block out, no matter how hard I try - and believe me, I've tried. I know where you are every second of every day. I know if you're having good or bad dreams while you sleep.
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I'm tired of high policy talks. I want to focus on nuts and bolts.
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It was as if all the scenes of my life were running through my brain like a pack of dogs running through the streets, dogs running and running, unable to stop even though they were tired.
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I have never been any place where I was not first invited. And upon invitation, if I feel that there is potential for making some contribution to humanity, I will comply in spite of being tired.
