Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.

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What you desire, as an actor, is to have an impact. That's why you did it. You want to move people, and you want to resonate with your audience. It's always a great compliment to have people appreciate and speak of the characters. I can go anywhere in the world, to places where people don't actually speak English, and people can say, verbatim, what I said on the show as Mr. Eko, which is great. That's fun!

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There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside.

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Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand. ― Dan Brown

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It’s a toxic desire to try to be perfect. I realized later in life that the challenge is not to be perfect. It’s to be whole. — Jane Fonda

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Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return. ― Leigh Bardugo

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Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart. ― Paulo Coelho

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I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens. ― Woody Allen

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I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. — Serena Williams

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There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. - Dante Alighieri

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