"Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault."

-- Sam Harris

#Character Quotes #Training Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“It's better to do nothing with your money than something you don't understand.”
“The resolution of the Phoenix Saga was one of the most frustrating experiences that I think any of us ever had, but I also think it was the right move. The decision, three years later, to undo the Phoenix Saga with the resurrection of Jean was less so, but that's in my opinion.”
“In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television.”

Source : Source: www.gq.com
“In a sailboat I become oblivious to everything else in the world.”
“Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I grew up with a lot of guy friends. There was no real difference between us. When I moved to London, it really became apparent that gender was going to make a mark. I started experiencing sexual intimidation and aggression. People coming up to women on the streets and telling them how hot they are and what they wanted to do to them. For me, that was shocking coming from a village. I thought intersexuality was a great way of exploring that shock.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Will somebody hold me?”
“Yes, I know and then in the same time period within those nine years I lost 150 pounds.”
“That's how you know you really trust someone, I think; when you don't have to talk all the time to make sure they still like you or prove that you have interesting stuff to say.”

Source : Sara Zarr (2008). “Story of a Girl”, p.15, Hachette UK

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