Marianne Williamson Quotes
I'm not bowled over by how different all the world's religions are - I'm bowled over by how similar they are.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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Let us work toward greater cooperation with all Caribbean Countries, whether we speak English, Dutch, French or Spanish, whether we are independent or not, and whether we be island or continental territories.
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Being evil is easy.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
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I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
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I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
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Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star?
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
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I feel like every word I say now, I can really inspire people.
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There's no question that looking down to search the Web, send a text message, or log onto Facebook puts you in danger and puts people around you on the road in danger.
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The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be."
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense, and you can commit a lot, and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy.
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The clothes are different: pre-dog, I used to be very finicky and self-conscious about how I looked; now I schlep around in the worst clothing - big heavy boots, baggy old sweaters, a hooded down parka from L.L. Bean that makes me look like an astronaut.
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I'm not bowled over by how different all the world's religions are - I'm bowled over by how similar they are.
