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In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So

if you're not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as heartfulness, you're not really understanding it. Compassion and kindness towards oneself are intrinsically woven into it. You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention. Jon Kabat-Zinn The most important issue we have to deal with is freedom of movement. Anna Lindh Right now I'm trying to do a fragrance called Natalie. She's very, very much alive for us. Robert Wagner I'm more into, like, colour than, like, the type of car and stuff. I don't know much about cars, so I'm just more into picking the right color. Miranda Cosgrove I was lucky enough to meet the Material Girl twice. Eric West This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival. Penelope Spheeris I can direct breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I take pride in my kitchen, but I'm not going to direct a movie. Julia Roberts There is no evidence of any kind except that is directed towa...

People who have not done their research on me do not know that I am

European, born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian father from Napoli and a mother from Alabama who was singing opera and went to Europe, met my dad, fell in love, and then moved back to Rome, where I was raised, between Rome and Hamburg. Giancarlo Esposito I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing. David Beckham People say to me, 'Would you like to swap your life with me for 24 hours? Your life must be very strange.' Prince Andrew I have a box of evidence that's going to a certain person should anything happen to me, so if you top me off, it's still going to that person, and the truth will come out. Heather Mills It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal. Sarah Hughes But I have made no plans to run for any office right now. Roy Moore I definitely need to date someone who is calm. Freida Pinto I haven't done as many films as I wo...

The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that

the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good. All I have to do is execute the material enough where they buy into it. I've had the great luxury of the audiences accepting that. John Travolta I've had a lot of people tell me they wish I were their principal. Chi McBride First, to begin with, Mexico is North American; the one that is using wrong the term is United States. United States is not North America. North America is Mexico, United States, and Canada. Vicente Fox If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie. LeBron James I decided to get to know my opponents and their arguments. Lech Walesa Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge. Emmitt Smith Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. Morrie Schwartz You know, children philosophize more than adults - ...

If you don't put 99 percent of yourself into the writing, there will be no

publishing career. There's the writer and there's the author. The author - you don't ever think about the author. Just think about the writer. So my advice would be, find a way to not care - easier said than done. Andre Dubus III The spirit of graft and of lawlessness is the American spirit. Lincoln Steffens If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder. Ray Bradbury I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always 'let it keep rolling.' Terrence Malick You know, often films that are deemed positive, nobody wants to see them. Ava DuVernay These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years. Kevin Pietersen That is raw dough. Never eat raw dough. They can make worms in your tummy. Worms in your tummy. Ryan Stiles Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature. Nathaniel Hawthorne I think...

Leonardo Dicaprio didn't change his name, Emilio Estevez didn't change his name. But every case

is different. I only have one reference of what my career was and I was very, very blessed and very, very lucky, and it got started very quickly after college. And I only know that by going with Roday. James Roday What's casual for a robot isn't necessarily what's casual for a human. Alan Tudyk So you start one person at a time. Change one person, you can change a village. Robin Quivers I'm a lifetime member of the NRA. Miranda Lambert I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis. Phil Gramm If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me. Pete Sampras Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works. Dan Buettner I like characters who have faults. I'm drawn to darker people. Hayley Atwell The survival of artistic modes in which we recognize ourselves, identify ourselves and place ourselves will surv...

I find with television, you have to play personality, whereas onstage,

everyone talks about 'the character,' and what you do. It's a very different thing, because stage is much bigger, but on television, for things to come across to the public, I think you have to play a bit of your personality. John Barrowman Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock. Christie Hefner I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time. Patrick Stewart I love to read about healthy eating and preach to my husband, who doesn't listen. Now I'm trying to teach it to my daughters. Martina McBride I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book. Guillermo Cabrera Infante You have to dream dreams to live dreams. Eric Lindros That is partly why women marry - to keep up the fiction of being in the hub of things. Elizabeth Bowen Films are amazing. To be ...

On the Internet, companies are scale businesses, characterized by high fixed costs and relatively low

variable costs. You can be two sizes: You can be big, or you can be small. It's very hard to be medium. A lot of medium-sized companies had the financing rug pulled out from under them before they could get big. Jeff Bezos It was painful, but sometimes you must have these painful moments where you tear yourself away from something that isn't working. Jeffrey Eugenides I am one of four girls and was inspired by my father to dream big. Some girls want to be doctors, but I wanted to run a company. Denise Morrison I never thought I'd get a chance to do what I'm doing. It's such a dream. Maya Rudolph The audiobooks I buy are never first-time reads - only rereadings of books I know well that I find intoxicating. Mary Karr A man in a bookstore buys a book on loneliness and every woman in the store hits on him. A woman buys a book on loneliness and the store clears out. Douglas Coupland Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because o...

A great deal of my battle, as an actor, is to whittle away the things

that make me self-conscious and try to trick myself into not being self-conscious. So, it's always a challenge, whether I'm lying in a hospital bed or flying around with a rocket pack on my back, or what have you. On the best of days, it's a challenge for me. Billy Campbell The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me. Peter Fonda Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job. Thom Yorke My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life. Steve Earle An autobiography is a life story. It starts when you're born and continues until the end. Richard Hell I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain. Giada De Laurentiis One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call. Tryon Edwards A well-aimed spear is worth three. Tad Williams In a way I'm a...

Quentin Tarantino is a hip-hop artist. I told him, 'You're hip-hop!' You keep seeing surprises,

and a clip here and there, because Quentin is hip-hop. A hip-hop artist will drop a single, leak something over here, and drop something over there 'cause he knows it's hot. He's on the spot with the way he does things. Jamie Foxx I'm not saying that everyone should swim with sharks, but sometimes you have to jump over your own shadow in order to learn something that you will never forget for the rest of your life. Then you know you can conquer your fears. Heidi Klum A course never quite looks the same way twice. The combinations of weather, season, light, feelings and thoughts that you find there are ever-changing. Joe Henderson Writing about dead white males seems to be out of favor among academics. Ron Chernow Good seasons start with good beginnings. Sparky Anderson I just give off this kind of feminine vibe which has... served me so well with women in my life. Mark Feuerstein I've always wanted to be someone with credibility, and I want my food...

It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered

some giant studio film or a superhero franchise or some actor wants to meet with me about a project they want to do.' And it's easy to get caught up in a moment because it's flattering. But you can't do a movie because it's flattering. Jason Reitman Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be. Jeff Daniels Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers I like how Ralph Lauren creates a mystical world through his clothing. Ezra Koenig This subsistence, or manner of being of God is his one essence so far as it has personal properties. William Ames Any finish at Le Mans is great but every time I go to Le Mans my mission is to win. Tom Kristensen They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much. Malcolm Cowle...

For almost the first year of The Muse's life, I would do 5 to 8

networking events a week. And I don't necessarily think that's the right path for everyone, but I realized that as an entrepreneur, one of my strengths was finding the right people who could help us. I didn't come into startups with any network. Kathryn Minshew When I went through Marine boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina, we actually did have bayonets that we trained with. Josh Mandel What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet. James Hansen Nature is never finished. Robert Smithson So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic. Bill Sienkiewicz I think right now is the best time for stand-up, ever. I sincerely do. Patton Oswalt You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas. Davy Crockett The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. Helen Keller For years, I ate the same foods...

Yeah, I think that a play is a huge commitment, and I think that what

it requires of you is a lot, so it really makes you dig in and find things, and it just makes you sharp, 'cause it's live. Really, to me, it separates the men from the boys. I always say it's like the frontlines of acting, when you're on stage. Yul Vazquez I was big time into Barbie. Jennifer Sky Everyone has a past, and the downside to my life is that the past gets dragged up. Tamara Ecclestone Don't confuse facts with reality. Robert Ballard Young fans want to know about the past and older fans also want to find new music. Steven Van Zandt I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am. Alan Ladd I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may. Leonard Nimoy Now that the baby is coming, I will do a lot more balancing. I'm going to be a re...

The thing that's really cool for me about Miami Beach is you have this dichotomy

between sunlight and family and happiness and innocence and then at night, darker, stranger mob conspiracy stuff sort of comes out. It seems like a storytelling engine. You can just keep writing about how those two worlds smash into each other. Mitch Glazer People feel powerless and useless in the world. But they can buy something. It can give them a sense of value, of power. Daphne Zuniga I am the 'change Britain' candidate. We can only change Britain through a united Labour Party and I am the unity candidate. I have got support from the Left and the Right of the party. David Miliband Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle. Dale Earnhardt Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one. Salman Rushdie By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him. Desiderius Erasmus Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we ha...

Haagen-Dazs (a clever Scandi-sounding name invented by Americans in 1961) was bought for its Euro-sounding

sophistication by the kind of Americans who first bought those Mercs and Beemers, while Ben & Jerry's (now owned by Unilever) brought a post-hippy sensibility to bear. Buyers saw the brand as saying 'all-natural, organic and Fairtrade.' Peter York I always start a painting with the sky. Alfred Sisley To the old, the new is usually bad news. Eric Hoffer I'm becoming far more interested in just functionality and making sure my body is as strong as it can be so I can swing my kids around and not worry about aches and pains. Matt Damon Awards are only a publicity gimmick. Tony Randall You know, kicking people's butts with round-edged boots is good, but with pointy shoes, it's even better. Pauline Marois Once you find what you like, it's like it worked yesterday, it works today, it'll work tomorrow. Janelle Monae Naturally, people are curious about how my real mom feels about me having a TV mom. Rico Rodriguez But I don't reall...

The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at

the end of which he realises that what kept him from it was, in the lesser drama, civilisation and, in the great drama, the discovery of something that he did not set out to discover but which can be seen retrospectively as inevitable. David Mamet I'm a romantic, and we romantics are more sensitive to the way people feel. We love more, and we hurt more. When we're hurt, we hurt for a long time. Freddy Fender I love spicy food, love it. But wasabi is just painful. Devon Werkheiser My success has been as full of luck as a crapshooter's dream. Adolphe Menjou Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany. Ahmed Chalabi I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am. Ann Coulter Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned. Jeb Bush The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act. Matthew Lewis I was lucky to live 10 years in France, so I learned how to eat and drink there...

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Photographic memory is often confused with another bizarre - but real - perceptual phenomenon called

eidetic memory, which occurs in between 2 and 15 percent of children and very rarely in adults. An eidetic image is essentially a vivid afterimage that lingers in the mind's eye for up to a few minutes before fading away. Joshua Foer One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday. Paul Dano In my family, as in most middle-class Indian families I knew when I was growing up, science and mathematics were held in awe. Aravind Adiga I give the spectator the possibility of participating. The audience completes the film by thinking about it; those who watch must not be just consumers ingesting spoon-fed images. Michael Haneke Even The Impostors, as silly as it is, is a very intimate film, in a way. Stanley Tucci There's no doubt I'm emotional. Sidney Crosby Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth. Francis Picabia I can only be who I am. Enya The South African government, unlike a lot of ...

There are many reasons why vulnerable young people join militant groups, but among

them are poverty and ignorance. Indeed Boko Haram - which translates in English, roughly, as 'Western Education Is Sinful' - preys on the perverted belief that the opportunities that education brings are sinful. Muhammadu Buhari The most satisfying accomplishment for me was winning the British Open in 1996. But the most rewarding times were the times on the mini tours. Tom Lehman We are one of the richest countries in the world, and there is absolutely no reason why anyone should have to live in poverty. Jeremy Corbyn On 'Scrubs,' I played a very unusual character who pretty much was defined by saying and doing strange things, so it was easy to improvise around that. Neil Flynn I've been evaluating how much I value happiness in my life. To be too driven takes away your happiness. Heather Graham I'm always really comfortable writing strong, smart ladies. That's kind of my bailiwick. Chris Roberson I love singers like Hayley Williams from Par...

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often

labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today's standards. Pope Benedict XVI The military destabilised my government on politically motivated charges. Benazir Bhutto The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces. Thomas Aquinas A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. Leonard Bernstein Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones. Natalie Clifford Barney

The important thing to remember with the Internet is that there are large companies that

have an interest in controlling how information flows in it. They're very effective at lobbying Congress, and that pattern has locked down other communication media in the past. And it will happen again unless we do something about it. Eli Pariser The concept of industry domination of regulatory agencies was well known and documented in the literature by the 1960s. Nick Johnson Movies are immortal art - the first new art since Greek drama. Eric Johnston That government is best which governs least. Henry David Thoreau Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Lucius Annaeus Seneca To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthily in body and mind'. Swami Sivananda Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection. ...

I love meeting new people. I have been so lucky to meet some of my

closest friends on set like James Gunn, Nathan Fillion, and Aly Michalka. Mikaela Hoover Passover is the most widely observed of all the Jewish holidays, and the Passover Seder... is the most practiced of all the Jewish rituals. Gil Marks For 'For Real,' where I play a singer who has to give up her passion for her husband and family, I practised singing for hours, in bathroom, in subways, though I am tone deaf. Sarita Choudhury I think it's not about what you say; it's about what you don't say. Shawn Mendes In Brooklyn, all the kids call me the 'Willy Wonka of the Hood.' Jidenna I learned to write crime novels by reading people I hoped to emulate: people like James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, Joseph Wambaugh, and Sue Grafton. Michael Connelly For my part, I would say that the male sperm and seeds of plants have been penetrated so far that there is nothing further to discover in this great secret, but I could err in my opinion. Antonie van L...

I remember when I got my first (and only) iPad - excitement filled the air

as I opened the box and stared at what was essentially a big iPhone but without the phone part. I knew I really wanted it, and at the same time, I knew I didn't need it. Rhys Darby When I was 28 years old, I thought it would be great to have a movie about my life. I was egotistical and self-centered. Frank Abagnale The pitch that works best in tough economic times is, 'I can do that for less.' Greg Gianforte I think using anti-aging products really helps; the sooner the better, you know? Song Hye-kyo Being in Jamaica, I feel comfortable there. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce I think that, anybody with a strong will to tell a story, then that is fantastic. I think it's fantastic. I think sometimes people have what I'll call an ulterior motive with a story. John Lee Hancock If you really think about the fabric of the United States, or the finance of any economy, finance is a true underpinning of what makes the economy great - if it can be done successfully, ...

I never remember having a plan. All I could think about was how I was

going to afford to get into college or where I was going to stay because I hated being at home. I didn't really have time to think about anything in the future. I didn't think about a career or anything. I went to uni, got a couple of jobs, so I sort of funded it myself. Ellie Goulding I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs. Wayne Newton The government can still conduct clandestine searches of innocent people's private information such as library, medical, and financial records. This is wrong and should have been addressed in a true compromise. Jose Serrano I had a job at a movie theater for like a year and a half and then a job at a health food store for, like, two years. Those were the only two jobs I ever had. Reggie Watts Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could possibly drag the rest of the nation into a recession. Doug Ose Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet. Kevi...

I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey,

when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed! James Caan The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play. Jeffrey Dean Morgan Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience. Hillary Clinton If I wasn't performing, I wasn't alive. That's the truth. My parents had absolutely no interest in the business, but they knew it made me happy, so they said 'Go for it, girl!' Samantha Barks When approved, the SAFE Port Act will make progress toward protecting the physical infrastructure of our seaports as well as our national economy which is so clearly dependent on the com...

I don't know the accident of still being married. I was the worst human being.

But we were, I guess, in love. So much has happened to us to bring us together and keep us together. Shelley Berman My first time overseas was taking 10,000 tons of beer to Vietnam. John F. Kelly In the beginning, I was riddled with major complexes about my looks. Even now, here and there, these complexes crop up. But as the days progressed, I learnt to handle them much better. Dhanush A lot of times, I don't want to listen to my stuff, because I'm thinking maybe I didn't do my best. Darius Rucker I don't feel that I'm particularly political. I'm interested in politics; I'll express my view if I feel strongly about something, but humanitarian issues, I think, are slightly different. Gary Lineker I was never drawn just into fashion. I was drawn into it because I am really interested in serving women and providing women with solutions, trying to figure out what we need and why we need that and why we wear stuff, how it makes us feel. That was al...

You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and

still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for. Christopher Dawson Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? Tom Lehrer This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. Hannah Arendt I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties. Princess Diana Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof. Richard Bach