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.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEWhen times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.
More Shirley MacLaine Quotes
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Of course, we’re all a mass of contradictions.
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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.
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A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.
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Women love working together. That’s my experience anyway.
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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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You are the architect of your personal experience.
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Why do people have to love people anyway?
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New York is the perfect town for getting over a disappointment, a loss, or a broken heart.
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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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Technology has outstripped our knowledge of self.
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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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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 want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.
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Melt their weapons, melt their hearts, melt their anger with love.
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Prayer is speaking to God. Meditation is listening to God. Trust tranquility.
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