Sharon Salzberg Quotes

There's no commodity we can take with us. There is only our lives, whether we live them wisely or whether we live them in ignorance. And this is everything.

Sharon Salzberg

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LiveIgnoranceEverythingTakeUs

I write with pen and paper, my first draft, on legal pads.

Jennifer Egan

LegalPenWriteFirstPaperDraft

Bolshevism may be Marxian in theory, but it is Hulagoesque in practice. It may be of European descent, but it is Oriental in tradition. Oriental in mood. Oriental in temperament.

Ameen Rihani

PracticeTraditionMoodTheoryMay

I know there are thousands of images of me.

Stevie Wonder

MeKnowImagesThousands

Capra's great passion was Dickens. As soon as he had some money, he bought some of the rarest and most extraordinary editions of Dickens's work, and he was very proud of his collection.

Sidney Buchman

WorkPassionGreatMoneyProudSoon

Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.

Moliere

WorldBetterPlaceBetter PlaceNone

When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.

Jason Fried

WorkCompanyClearWeightWhoAbout

Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it.

Javier Bardem

MeCuriositySickSpeakAmericaNew

A lot of people still don't realize that, before Rascal Flatts, I was in a Christian band for four or five years, and I had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest pop musicians and producers in L.A. I learned a lot from Peter Wolf; he was one of my heroes growing up in the '80s. He was a producer of a lot legendary pop music.

Jay DeMarcus

WorkMusicOpportunityPeopleWolf

My first real television-watching experience was when I watched 'L.A. Law,' like, at 10 o'clock Thursday nights with my parents. They would let me stay up late.

Jonathan Levine

ExperienceParentsMeLawLateReal

If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.

Don Rickles

FunnyMePerformanceSomethingPut

Many of the factors that we think will cause motivation, such as fair pay and a good manager, won't make you love your job. Even if you eliminate what makes you dissatisfied, that doesn't make you motivated. It doesn't make your work rewarding. You just are less bothered by things.

Clayton M. Christensen

WorkLoveGoodJobThinkMotivation

You shouldn't listen to my music for political messages.

Brad Paisley

MusicPoliticalYouListenMessages

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