Ganga Maiya Quotes & Sayings

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804

Freedom, as I have been taught to understand as a political being in exile- to be protected by law, to be able to live my life as I choose, absent from tyranny and persecution- is perhaps not the foremost aspiration here in Dhompa's pastoral and nomadic world. The elders tell me they equate freedom with the right to live as Buddhists, which entails being able to perform their rituals, have access to lamas and to monasteries, and be able to participate in retreats and studies. They might even refer to an aspired state of mind: to be free of attachment, anger, stupidity, jealousy and arrogance. To be released from fear and, perhaps, even from their attachment to the past. — Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time. — Nikki Sixx

For me, painting is that magical material, that beautiful stuff that was invented, the ground-up pigments in oil which makes it very malleable. It can be manipulated and changed, darkened, lightened, given different hues and colors, so that by manipulating this material somehow I can find that figure I'm looking for, that figure that represents all the issues I'm bringing up and addressing. — Nathan Oliveira

Things never go smoothly. — Jeff Bezos

You are your partner are on the same side - it's the side of the living. — Jesse Petersen

I've seen all I need to. I'm going to go drink now in a futile effort to wipe away the memory of this debacle. — Richelle Mead

The ones who are in the Senate have to have a position. — Amy Walter

Smiling can be a deliberate, intentioned act. When it is that, it becomes an act of creation, and a powerful tool. Be quick to smile, and quick to share your smile with others. You will light up your heart and light up the room. — Neale Donald Walsch

I know business, I know money, and therefore I know that they are always slightly troubled by the realities of sexual prostitution, since sex is something that can never be stripped clean. — Jacob Wren

Have faith in God. It will make you dig deeper and become a better leader. — Anne F. Beiler

So many people have told me that 'Wicked' is their first musical ever and that they're hooked for life. I'm like, 'Wow, you really got it right when you picked this show to be your first one.' — Colin Donnell

Get over your aggression, as Trees are also part of nature, when you don't cut their branches, people start cutting the whole trees. — Daniyal Umar