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Need Quotes by Sharon Salzberg
- An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a…
- As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life -- delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay -- I hold this question…
- The first step on the journey of faith is to recognize that everything is moving onward to something else, inside us and outside... We see…
- There is no 'thing' to let go of, but a concept, an idea of an ego that burdens us. As soon as we posit a…
- We need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and…
- We all want to be happy. We need to expand the notion of what that means, to make it bigger and wiser.
- Everyone loses touch with their aspiration, and we need the heart to return to what we really care about. All of this is based on…
- In our own lives and in our communities, we need to find a way to include others rather than exclude them. We need to find…
- If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to…
- We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
- If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough…
- Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
- Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world. Practicing metta illuminates our inner integrity because…
- Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are…
- The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets distracted over and…
- In contrast, compassion manifests in us as the offering of kindness rather than withdrawal. Because compassion is a state of mind that is itself open,…
- We need to redefine community and find a variety of ways of coming together and helping each other.
More Need Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable. — J. J. Abrams
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- I'm not going to conform to some consumer need. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your bones. — Antonin Artaud
- Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot… — Rowan Atkinson