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"I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind -- a decent sense of values. We could annihilate 50 percent of all our worries at once if we would develop a sort of private gold standard -- a gold standard of what things are worth to us in terms of our lives."
"The soul is bound to the body by a chain of desires, temptations, troubles and worries, and it is trying to free itself. If you keep tugging at that chain which is holding you to mortal consciousness, some day an invisible Divine Hand will intervene and snap it apart and you will be free."
"Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry"
"Although anxiety is part of life, never let it control you."
"I worry that people will think that I have done what I've done just because I have access and resources. I hope people will know that I'm just as scared and lonely as anyone else!"
"We can sit and worry about what's going to happen to us two weeks from now. I'd rather focus on the amazing things happening right in front of us."
"Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control."
"I don't worry about things that aren't important."
"They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there."
"Love is something sent from Heaven to worry the Hell out of you."
"I wish I could be invisible and just play music and not have to worry about anyone looking at me."
"To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?"
"Studios might cast an actor because he is too tall next to the leading lady, who is too short, or they might not cast your guy because he's blond, and they wanted a brunette. There's all kinds of reasons why they want one person over another. I don't worry about it, but it can hurt sometimes if you really wanted something, if you really went after something."
"We fear only what we haven’t understood."
"To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self."
"Don’t worry if they say you’re crazy. They said that about me and yet I was saner than all of them. I knew. No matter. You know. Insane or sane, you know. It’s a good thing to know - no matter what they call it."
"While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning and the accountants are figuring out why we can't afford it, I'm busy getting started."
"Worries are the most stubborn habits in the world. Even after a poor man has won a huge lottery prize, he will still for months wake up in the night with a start, worrying about food and rent."
"Don't worry about anything. Go out and have a good time."
"I'm not a person who worries too much about what I've done."
