Joan Halifax Quotes

When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted me to Buddhism.

Joan Halifax

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People that know me know I'm very good about doing my own thing and minding my own business.

Jillian Michaels

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Filming takes a lot out of you. It really does. It's immensely demanding, and you have to put the rest of your life in the icebox until you do your final shot.

John Cleese

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If a man loves you... he's willing to profess it. He'll give you a title after a while. You're going to be his lady, his woman, his fiancee, his wife, his baby's mama, something.

Steve Harvey

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I don't think anybody is perfect.

Rose Namajunas

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Every actor has an obsession with their hair. You can see it on set, and you start to realize it's completely silly. I can be very obsessed by my hair, but all these hours spent trying to style it are useless, because ultimately, you can't change your haircut. It's all the same.

Louis Garrel

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Now, when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.

Jules Verne

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The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

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I'd seen my dad on stage, and that was fine, but the real excitement was - that was my dad. Even now, when I see his films, he's always my favourite person in the movie.

Domhnall Gleeson

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I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I'm not a smoker, I just really like certain songs.

Demetri Martin

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I classify myself as a comedian, but I'm one of those comedians who also acts so that I can split the difference and feel insecure about both.

Chris Gethard

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You get different philosophies in coaching, usually depending on what position the coach himself played.

Ara Parseghian

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Full social and political engagement is impossible without economic empowerment, a point that is as true for women as it is for young people of either gender.

Arancha Gonzalez

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