Sharon Salzberg Quotes

As we hone the ability to let go of distraction, to begin again without rancor or judgment, we are deepening forgiveness and compassion for ourselves. And in life, we find we might make a mistake, and more easily begin again, or stray from our chosen course and begin again.

Sharon Salzberg

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I have a number of friends that try to live off their writing, and there's way more pressure for a hit or to write a certain type of book. You can't do a limited-edition short-story book with drawings unless you don't want to eat anything but ramen.

Joe Meno

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I've rarely played glamorous roles. I don't mind looking plain on camera.

Joanne Froggatt

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Walking out into the bush still feels the same as when I first came to Kenya in 1989, on the day the Berlin Wall came down.

Jochen Zeitz

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I've tried to create a comedy that doesn't look like any other comedy. Maybe traditionally in TV there has been a kind of formula that says, 'Oh, comedy has to look this way; it has to look super bright.' But the way we shoot 'Insecure' is motivated by the mental state of each of our characters.

Melina Matsoukas

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I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.

Toni Braxton

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Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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When I was 5 years old I started singing in church and I hated my voice because I sounded like a grown woman, not a child. I was ashamed of it.

Loleatta Holloway

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I'm willing to put my body on the line and stuff like that, just to get a taste of that greatness.

Jason Day

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I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.

Donna Mills

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It's an important job to be the public face of something that gives people hope, and I take that seriously.

Chesley Sullenberger

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I like Lady Gaga!

Cory Monteith

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The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn. The more I do it, the more I'm humbled. I'm just always trying to get better at it. I pick up a few tricks along the way.

Cliff Martinez

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