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"I think seriousness is a mask of self-importance and self-importance in turn is a mask for self-pity. So if you're really going to pursue a spiritual way of living in the world, you must be lighthearted and carefree, have humor, be able to tolerate ambiguity and embrace uncertainty, and be forgiving of yourself and everybody else."
"Start by thinking of the smallest possible action you could take; then, take it. Then, choose the next smallest action, and do that."
"Every cell in your body is totally aware of how you think and feel about yourself."
"Although we think that we think, most of the time we are being thought by the collective mind, the hypnosis of conditioning."
"I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for."
"The purpose of meditation is to stop thinking for a time, wait for the fog of thought to thin, and glimpse the spirit within."
"I'm not recommending that you think positive thoughts. It's more about experiencing more emotions and feelings that make you feel more connected with the world."
"I think if we can be totally nonviolent within our own self, because we are part of the web of life, we will restore cosmic harmony."
"Most people think that aging is genetic and yet if your parents lived to age 80+ that will add three years to your life."
"I always liked the smell of a smoke-filled room. I think it's a good smell."
"There will be select instances where the consumer is interested in paying for premium content. I think it will be difficult to get people to pay for something on the Internet that they can find elsewhere on the Internet for free."
"[The Internet] ... is an amazing communications tool that's bringing the whole world together. I mean, you sit down to sign on to America Online in your hometown, and it's just staggering to think that at the same moment, halfway around the world, in China, someone you've never met is sitting at their computer, hearing the exact same busy signal that you're hearing."
"Just put down 9/11... I think, on most things I'm liberal, except on defending ourselves and keeping half the money. Those things I'm kind of conservative on."
"You think sometimes that maybe if the person who hurt you is clobbered you will feel a little better. But it actually doesn't."
"You have to say, whatever it is that I say or do or think or teach must be something that will be consistent with who Jesus Christ was. So that is your ultimate litmus test, not that you've got specific words to say, whatever they may be saying. It is what is being said. They're consistent with the revelation of God that we encounter in Jesus."
"I am passionately opposed to the death penalty for anyone . . . I think, myself, that it is an obscenity . . ."
"I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior."
"An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time"
"There are things that I canna tell you, at least not yet. And I'll ask nothing of ye that ye canna give me. But what I would ask of ye---when you do tell me something, let it be the truth. And I'll promise ye the same. We have nothing now between us, save---respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. Do ye agree?"
"We have nothing now between us, save - respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies."
