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"But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities"
"I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart and soul."
"Down deep in his heart he knew that we all have the same promise of the unlimited help of the Universal Intelligence that guides all things. If we want it, we only have to plug into it with the master keys of desire and trust."
"Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know."
"Two lovely berries moulded on one stem; So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart."
"Never affirm, always allude: allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart."
"When there is love in our heart, only love will come out."
"I'm a Bhakti, meaning I practice devotional yoga and the heart and love, so I say to people, start with your ego and go down to your heart."
"The Bible. That is what fools have written, what imbeciles commend, what rogues teach and young children are made to learn by heart."
"I prepare so no one can take what is mine, no one can replace my mind, my heart."
"Race, blood, lineage, and nationality don't matter; they're just the way that small minds keep score. All that matters about blood is that it's warm and that it beats through a loving heart."
"Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe this is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds."
"The light which shines in the eye is really the light of the heart.. The light which fills the heart is the light of God, which is pure and separate from the light of intellect and sense."
"If you want to win hearts, sow the seeds of Love. If you want heaven, stop scattering thorns on the road."
"If you were a blade of grass or a tiny flower I will pitch my tent in your shadow. Only your presence revives my withered heart. You are the candle that lights the whole world and I am an empty vessel for your light."
"Beauty is in the heart of the beholder."
"Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and rouble. It's becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand them and thus come up with creative solutions. It is learning to live in the present. Freedom from desire leads to inner peace."
"I am dreading the publication, for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at."
"A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity."
"Your heart is like a great river after a long spell of rain, spilling over its banks. All signposts that once stood on the ground are gone, inundated and carried away by that rush of water. And still the rain beats down on the surface of the river. Every time you see a flood like that on the news you tell yourself: That’s it. That’s my heart."
