Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling.
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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The choice that frees or imprisons us is the choice of love or fear. Love liberates. Fear imprisons.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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I think social media is good for promotion, stuff like that, but people are so negative. People are too negative. If you read the comments, it's just too negative.
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Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
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I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones are from school and college.
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YouTube has become more mature, both as a platform and as a community. So much content has been added in almost every conceivable category that there are no more free passes on just getting there first. I think there are greater expectations for audience participation, the kind of participation that makes a real impact in a show's community.
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I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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When I was young, I was rather attractive, and I thought that I would be a leading lady. I always thought of myself as a dramatic actress, but of course the opportunities for blacks weren't there at the time.
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How sometimes nature will betray its folly, Its tenderness, and make itself a pastime To harder bosoms!
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Culture is important. Wars are fought over culture. It's not just about folks showing up and being hoity-toity. Culture is about definition.
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Nothing is important... so everything is important.
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I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher.
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I don't look like Brad Pitt.
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The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling.
