Vinoba Bhave Quotes

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.

Vinoba Bhave

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: September 11, 1895 - November 15, 1982

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Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college, and I guess I agreed with them, or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

Joe Namath

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I only learn from the people I work with.

Sissy Spacek

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I've learned that it's important to listen to employees at all levels, to engage them, to empower them. Whether you're a first-line supervisor or the head of an entire agency, you should be asking career staffers, 'What do you think?'

Tom Perez

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Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines.

Mindy Kaling

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I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or a lesson, that may not reach people. I've learned a lot from people who have been writing about themselves.

Lucy Dacus

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I'm in the process of trying to find something that I could do on my own.

Loretta Devine

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I always enjoy conversation more if there is some substance to it - which is a just incredibly hilarious thing for me to say because for many, many years I was the guy whose only contribution to any conversation was, 'There was a funny 'Simpson's' joke about that.'

Joss Whedon

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As a mum of two myself, I know how important it is to encourage your kids to get involved in a variety of different skills as they grow up.

Debra Stephenson

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That tv box has a tremendous capacity to reach people.

Clint Walker

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Compare sending someone a text message and getting a love letter delivered by carrier pigeon. No contest.

Bryan Callen

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For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing in.

Bruce Springsteen

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On the day of the show, I sit down with someone that speaks very good English and someone who speaks the local language very well and work out what I'm going to say.

Phil Collins

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