Sometimes I feel an impingement of something I went through in another lifetime. But I like to concentrate on the absolute present. That’s why I love my animals. They live in the present.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEOf course, we’re all a mass of contradictions.
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If you’re comfortable with yourself-which everyone can get to, to some extent-that’s when you start getting into who is your real self.
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Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold.
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There are stars who are proficiently paranoid enough to hide what they really think. I can’t.
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Being old is such a treat!
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When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.
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Melt their weapons, melt their hearts, melt their anger with love.
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He [Jimmy Carter] says his lust is in his heart. I hope it’s a little lower.
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The spirit is something to be enjoyed. It is not a harsh discipline. And I think people should take some time everyday for some kind of moving meditation, like Qigong or Tai Chi.
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Of course, we’re all a mass of contradictions.
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I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.
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Prayer is speaking to God. Meditation is listening to God. Trust tranquility.
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The secret is to let the audience feel through the actress, rather than having the actress feel for the audience. When you can do that, you involved the audience almost without their knowledge or awareness.
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I mean, I’m just speaking of my own experiences and my own desires, and it’s a kind of a childlike wonder that could really possibly speculate on other dimensions.
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Technology has outstripped our knowledge of self.
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You are the architect of your personal experience.
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