There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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She didn't want to think about how wrong this was or how foolish it was to give herself to a known seducer. Because tonight Oliver wasn't that man. Not to her. He was the boy who'd cried over his dead mother, the young man who'd lost himself in drink and women to forget the past, the marquess who'd vowed not to marry for money. He was the man to be her lover. ~Sabrina Jeffries
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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If Barack Obama is elected, I will be moving out of the country. ~Stephen Baldwin
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In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human. ~Elie Wiesel
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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I cancel going out if my hair doesn't look good. ~Brad Goreski
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation. ~Robert Dold
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It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it ~Miley Cyrus
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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