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Sharon Salzberg Quotes

We all want to be happy. We need to expand the notion of what that means, to make it bigger and wiser.

Sharon Salzberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: 1952

Topics

Happy Be Happy Want Wiser Need Make

Many times, people attack the well-to-do people. They see an opportunity.

Opportunity People See Attack Many

When I look at myself, I'm not a big man - I'm a guard. I can do everything on the basketball court. You can name it - pass, post up, shoot the ball, bring the ball up, being a playmaker - so I'm excited to break that stereotype.

Myself Man Basketball Name You Look

My life is very exciting now.

Life My Life Now Exciting Very

I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart.

Women Angry Me Think Reality Doing

In America, celebrities who go to see your show will come backstage and introduce themselves. Meeting Annette Bening and Ethan Hawke that way was amazing, but when Tom Hanks came, it was really special - I've loved him since I first saw him in 'Big!'

Amazing Loved America Meeting Go

I always seem drawn to people who need help, and I've needed help, too. I've had to learn to love myself.

Love Myself People Learn Help Need

I'm not a big 'scripted comedy' person necessarily. I'm open for wherever comedy can be found.

Jonathan Krisel

Comedy Person Open Wherever Big

I can't work with my brother without laughing.

Work Brother Without Laughing

If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're going to have to take what they get.

Me Political Enough Dumb Go Say

We've been trained since kindergarten: Be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we're conditioned to squash our natural selfish instincts, and that's the right thing for society.

Smile Be Kind Society Selfish Nice

Among directing teams, you find a high percentage of brothers. You need the ability to compromise. With siblings, you've grown up with a pattern that, yeah, every once in a while you have to give in for the greater good, for the family collective.

Family Good Compromise You Find Up

Perfection is terrible; it cannot have children.

Children Perfection Terrible Cannot

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