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R. D. Laing Quotes

There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: psychologist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: October 7, 1927 - August 23, 1989

Topics

Life Great Pain Trying Deal Avoid

I get my jolt of energy in New York. I get mi familia vibe in New York.

New York Energy New Get Vibe York

You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas.

Good Ideas You Bad See Good Ideas

News and images move so easily across borders that attitudes and aspirations are no longer especially national. Cyber-weapons, no longer the exclusive province of national governments, can originate in a hacker's garage.

News Hacker Borders Move Aspirations

But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.

People World Hell Doing You Place

I'm proud of everything that I've accomplished since I was a little boy. That was my dream - to be a ballplayer. I didn't dream to win so many Gold Gloves, or Silver Bats or play in All-Star Games or World Series. I was just dreaming to play the game.

Gold Win World Game Proud Play

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

Myself Relax Race Skating Image Out

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.

Life Love Myself Responsibility City

My goal was always to be recognized as a good actor but no one was interested in that, simply because society just wants to warm towards your appearance. This is the great blemish of society.

Good Great Society Warm Goal Actor

I did seven indies because the independent market used to be a lot better before all the stars were doing independents. As a beginning actor, that's where you started.

Stars Beginning Better Doing You

I don't know whether I like this planet or not. But I have to accept it.

Know Accept Planet Like Whether

If we had only those things which are procured with ease and freedom from danger, we should find the comforts and luxuries, if not many of the necessaries of life, considerably diminished.

Life Freedom Find Things Danger

I have a wardrobe full of scarves now, just about every color under the sun. My trick is that I always cut them in two, down the middle. They're lighter, thinner, skinnier that way. And because I'm cheap, I get two scarves for the price of one.

Sun Color Down Price Now Way

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