Idries Shah Quotes
The main problem is that most commentators are accustomed to thinking of spiritual schools as 'systems', which are more or less alike, and which depend upon dogma and ritual: and especially upon repetition and the application of continual and standardised pressures upon their followers.The Sufi way, except in degenerate forms which are not to be classified as Sufic, is entirely different from this.Idries Shah
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Golf was never a religion to me.
Dan Jenkins -
I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.
Randy Travis -
Family comes out whenever we know it's gonna be steady on a run that's continuous.
Zac Brown Band -
Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
Gary Busey -
Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
Ted Allen -
Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
T. J. Miller
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The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
Nancy Allen -
It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
Farrah Fawcett -
I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
Sam Hunt -
It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
Zoe Saldana -
You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.
Usain Bolt -
Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
Dan Stevens
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
'Blood Meridian' was without question the novel that made me want to become a writer.
Rachel Kushner -
I'm excellent at losing weight, but I've never been excellent at maintenance. I have some better days than others in terms of being hypervigilant, but with maintenance you don't know if you've been good at it until you're done.
Valerie Bertinelli -
Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
Queen Victoria -
If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society.
Ibrahim Babangida -
The definition of 'morbid' is an unhealthy preoccupation with death. Unfortunately, there's no word to mean the perfectly healthy preoccupation with death, which is what I have.
Caitlin Doughty
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Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.
Marcus Aurelius -
At the end of the day, if people find me scary, fuck 'em.
Keith Charles Flint The Prodigy -
I think any opportunity you have to be green, whether it's in business or in everyday life, you should take it.
Lauren Conrad -
Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli -
Head and neck injuries are what parents thinking about letting their children play tackle football should be thinking about, talking about, and demanding answers about, from any coach presenting himself as a worthy custodian for their child's introduction to tackle football.
Peter Berg -
The main problem is that most commentators are accustomed to thinking of spiritual schools as 'systems', which are more or less alike, and which depend upon dogma and ritual: and especially upon repetition and the application of continual and standardised pressures upon their followers.The Sufi way, except in degenerate forms which are not to be classified as Sufic, is entirely different from this.
Idries Shah