Sharon Salzberg Quotes

Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion.

Sharon Salzberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

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KnowledgePowerExperienceCompassion

I've played good guys for most of my career, and when I came out to California, I thought, 'I really would like to find some wonderfully intelligent bad guy to play.'

Joe Morton

GoodThoughtBadCareerFindPlay

Whenever I get to work with great actors, I'm happy.

Joel Grey

WorkGreatHappyGetWhenever

Exploitation films were famous for taking an issue an exploiting it because they could move much faster than a studio could. If there was any hot topic, they would run out and make a quick movie and make a buck on it, by changing it around and using it, in some way, to give some relevance.

Robert Rodriguez

FamousRunWayHotQuickOut

When in doubt, exchange.

John Zimmerman

DoubtWhen In DoubtExchange

If I'm on the pitch, I want to just try to give my best performance every game.

Son Heung-min

BestPerformanceGameWantTryGive

I had wanted to be a novelist for so long, but I didn't have a story. That story came from the death of my father, and wrestling with how to help my mother. Writing it allowed me to work through my fears, frustrations and desires. I wanted control over the situation. And I wasn't sure I would have any in real life.

Robert Crais

LifeWorkFatherMotherDeathMe

I didn't really listen to music when I was doing homework or when I - when I work on a script. I tend to drift to NPR and news.

Ron Howard

WorkMusicHomeworkDoingNewsNPR

The products built in the factories of G.M., Ford and Chrysler are some of the greatest weapons of mass destruction responsible for global warming and the melting of our polar icecaps.

Michael Moore

Global WarmingResponsibleProducts

I always have strong urges to sabotage myself. Whenever someone says they like something about my music, I tend to not want to do that anymore. It's not even that I don't like it anymore: it's that I keep trying to find ways for people to dislike me.

Mitski

MusicMyselfPeopleMeStrongFind

No one lives on credit in France because banks don't allow overdrafts and zero percent credit cards do not exist.

Janine di Giovanni

CreditCardsExistBecauseZero

We're seeking out such grossness in human behavior and want such mindless entertainment. 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' and some of these other shows are more racist. Or '16 and Pregnant.' Getting rewarded for being pregnant when you're a teenager? Are you serious?

Chelsea Handler

BehaviorYouSeriousWantAtlanta

It's no secret I'm a shy person.

Britney Spears

PersonShySecretShy Person

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