Joko Beck Quotes

We tend to run our whole life trying to avoid all that hurts or displeases us, noticing the objects, people, or situations that we think will give us pain or pleasure, avoiding one and pursuing the other.

Joko Beck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 27, 1917 - June 15, 2011

Topics

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The concept of Shwopping is so clever, I think. The idea is that every time someone goes shopping, they can take an unwanted item of clothing and pop it in the recycling bin in their M&S store for Oxfam.

Joanna Lumley

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China became the second biggest economy in the world by pegging their currency to the dollar at an artificially cheap rate.

Max Keiser

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I like it when you read a script and there's the part that you show to the other characters and then there's the part that only the audience knows.

Anjelica Huston

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I initially thought I would be an architect, maybe. So I went to architecture camp and quickly learned that I did not want to be an architect. I was like, 'No. This is not for me.'

Robin Lord Taylor

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I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.

Russell Simmons

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I was very much a tomboy. I've always been rather outspoken, headstrong, and I'm pretty much that way to this day.

Mary Badham

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I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree.

Michael Pena

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In high school, I threw a party to get a guy's attention. I wanted him to think I was cool, so I let him and his friends DJ and basically take over the house.

Molly Tarlov

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I knew where people were sleeping in the hallways, you know, instead of doing their job. I knew what systems weren't working.

Judy Sheindlin

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Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

Judd Gregg

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Obviously, the easiest recipes are the most successful when it comes to the home cook, because they're not intimidated by them. If I'm doing 'Boy Meets Grill,' and I do something very simple like grilled hamburgers or steaks or chicken, those are the most sought-after recipes.

Bobby Flay

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I just like the United States, and I like being an American.

Bobby Knight

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