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The idea of "race" represents one of the most dangerous myths of our time.


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The idea is to die young as late as possible.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.



The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.



The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.

The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.



The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.

The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.



The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.



The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.

The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.



Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as an insufficiency of humanity.

Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as an insufficiency of humanity.



By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.



The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.

The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.



Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.





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On the occasion of yoga day, I want to offer you the simplest form of yoga: Namaskar - Yoga for all.

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I'm a very goal-oriented person.



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When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much. [When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot be much.]



Mere lack of success does not discredit a method, for there are many things that determine and perpetuate our sanctified ways of doing things besides their success in reaching their proposed ends.

Mere lack of success does not discredit a method, for there are many things that determine and perpetuate our sanctified ways of doing things besides their success in reaching their proposed ends.



It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.



I want your loves to be multiple. I don't want you to be a snob about anything. Anything you love, you do it.

I want your loves to be multiple. I don't want you to be a snob about anything. Anything you love, you do it.



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Love, because when you love, you are using the greatest power in the Universe.



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I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love going there.




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