Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
Meditation is not a process of learning how to meditate; it is the very inquiry into what is meditation. To inquire into what is meditation, the mind must free itself from what it has learnt about meditation, and the freeing of the mind from what it has learnt is the beginning of meditation.
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Appreciate everything your associates do for the business.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.
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I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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People can't even imagine that it's possible to succeed anymore.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded.
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
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My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.
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I've always listened to and loved country music ever since I was a kid.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny.
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There's probably more in the American tradition than people give the place credit for.
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Publishers see free downloads as threatening the sales of the book.
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The happiest days of my youth were when my brother and I would run through the woods and feel quite safe.
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Look, as long as we can enrich uranium and master the fuel cycle, we don’t need anything else. Our neighbors will be able to draw the proper conclusions.
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Meditation is not a process of learning how to meditate; it is the very inquiry into what is meditation. To inquire into what is meditation, the mind must free itself from what it has learnt about meditation, and the freeing of the mind from what it has learnt is the beginning of meditation.
