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Say Quotes by Pema Chodron
- The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought. That's what we're…
- It isn't the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it's what we say to ourselves about the things that are…
- Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness…
- It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.
- If you ask why we meditate, I would say it's so we can become more flexible and tolerant to the present moment.
- The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, 'I wonder what's going to happen today.' And then carry that…
- Instead of making others right or wrong, or bottling up right and wrong in ourselves, there's a middle way, a very powerful middle way...... Could…
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- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
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- I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football. — Billie Joe Armstrong
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- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash