Sri Quotes
47 Sri quotes by 32 unique authors
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Suicidal violence is not the exclusive property of the Muslim world. Suicide bombings were a tactic of nationalist struggles in 19th-century Europe and Russia, the…
— James Buchan
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I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in which the state…
— Sulak Sivaraksa
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In Sri Lanka a well-told lie is worth a thousand facts.
— Michael Ondaatje
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When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to tell me what…
— Lisa Ling
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I'm a doer, and whether it was the tsunami in Sri Lanka or the earthquake in Indonesia, I was always saying, I should be there;…
— Paul Walker
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Space is about 100 kilometers away. That’s far away—I wouldn’t want to climb a ladder to get there—but it isn’t that far away. If you’re…
— Randall Munroe
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A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.
— Nicholas D. Kristof
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What Sri Chinmoy has done in his weightlifting is an absolute miracle. He is a man of unique strength, a spiritual man exemplifying mind over…
— Unknown Author
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The old time strongmen used to lift huge weights just enough to clear a sheet of paperit is in this tradition that Sri Chinmoy's lifts…
— Frank Zane
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Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become Thailand, or whether it is now part of Malaysia and…
— Alexander Cockburn
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Fans of different races, castes, ethnicities and religions who together celebrate their diversity by uniting for a common national cause. They are my foundation, they…
— Kumar Sangakkara
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I am Tamil, Sinhalese, Muslim and Burgher. I am a Buddhist, a Hindu, a follower of Islam and Christianity. I am today, and always, proudly…
— Kumar Sangakkara
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I realised in Sri Lanka that my dream of playing in a World Cup was a bridge too far,
— Jacques Kallis
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Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.
— Pope Francis
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Sri Krishnamacharya used to tell me: 'Do the Headstand when you are tired and in need of a tonic; when you are unable to fall…
— Indra Devi
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If the U.S. wants to help people in tsunami-hit countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia - not to mention other poor countries in Africa -…
— Nicholas D. Kristof
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I am deeply concerned that Sri Lanka, despite the opportunity provided by the end of the war to construct a new vibrant, all-embracing state, is…
— Navi Pillay
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Everywhere I go - from villages outside Kandy, Sri Lanka, to community centers in Amman, Jordan, to offices at the State Department in Washington, D.C.…
— Eboo Patel
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I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries.
— Michael Ondaatje
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If u come to Sri Lanka you will find that DHONI has more fans than any other Srilankan player.
— Arjuna Ranatunga
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That's Anil's path. She grows up in Sri Lanka, goes and gets educated abroad, and through fate or chance gets brought back by the Human…
— Michael Ondaatje
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Strange to wake-up this morning as a former ODI cricketer, but it's been a great honour and privilege playing for Sri Lanka during the past…
— Kumar Sangakkara
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Now, stopping thought is only the beginning. As Brahmananda, who was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, once remarked: The inner life begins with samadhi. This…
— Frederick Lenz
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Sri Krishna is said to be an avatar, which is a human way of trying to define very big. That is to say that Sri…
— Frederick Lenz
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We live in a world of careers. Work, as Sri Krishna points out in the Bhagavad Gita, is a necessary path for everyone attaining enlightenment.…
— Frederick Lenz
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