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• I walked down Paseo del Prado, losing myself to the sights, sounds, and dense magic of the city. There's something weirdly calming about being alone in a big city. It made me feel like the universe was hugely generous, and that my species was so damn smart to have constructed such a beautiful city.

  Kate Klise

  Beautiful, Smart, Sight

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• As we live our human lives, let us be like the water. Let us be conscious of the flow. Let us not forget the great ground of being that draws us on through life. Let us live in a knowing hope, aware that all being is in transition, that all movement is back to the source. Let us treat those around us as reminders of our illusionary individuality. We know that they are us and we are them connected in ways we cannot fathom. Let us grow in compassion for all beings, for they share our journey.

  Tom Barrett

  Journey, Compassion, Knowing

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• To me, having 500 rolls of fabric around is the most calming thing in the world. I think it's what football is to some guys.

  Melissa McCarthy

  Football, Thinking, Guy

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• I love yoga because it's very calming for your body and your spirit. It gives you that meditative state, and its 90 minutes where you can get away from the world and just be, and exist in the moment. I need yoga. It's part of my life, and I can't imagine not doing it.

  Nina Dobrev

  Yoga, Giving, Needs

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• Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires.

  Edward Said

  Order, Tyrants, Democracy

  Edward W. Said (2014). “Orientalism”, p.21, Vintage

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• Aquamarine is an airy blue with a dreamy feel. Cool and calming, ethereal Aquamarine is a shade with a wet and watery feel. Open and expansive, this restful blue also acts as a stress reducer.

  Leatrice Eiseman

  Stress, Blue, Shade

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• Mystery of mysteries, water and air are right there before us in the sea. Every time I view the sea, I feel a calming sense of security, as if visiting my ancestral home; I embark on a voyage of seeing.

  Hiroshi Sugimoto

  Home, Air, Views

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• It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of your own mind, that is, in terms of calming and eventually dispelling anger. This is action out of compassion. The other is more social, more public. When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefitting others, one needs to be engaged, involved.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Two, Mind

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• It is rather calming to remember that you really couldn't have foreseen what is happening to you.

  Margaret Widdemer

  Acceptance, Remember, Happenings

  Margaret Widdemer (1917). “The Wishing-ring Man”

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• Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty surya namaskars in a row.

  Kareena Kapoor

  Yoga, Breathing, Peaceful

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• I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.

  Gail Tsukiyama

  Everyday Things, Things In Life, Ideas

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• I am continually calming the restless scanning of my rational mind in order to perceive the finer energies that enable me to unitively merge with everything around me.

  Ken Keyes Jr.

  Order, Mind, Energy

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• Having a routine, knowing what to do, gives me a sense of freedom and keeps me from going crazy. It's calming.

  Chuck Close

  Crazy, Knowing, Giving

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• Don't try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers everyday without forcing their buds

  Rajneesh

  God, Letting Go, Flower

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• My life now centered around sleepless nights and stand-bys, dodging the Brits and calming nerves to go out on operations. But the people stood by us. The people not only opened the doors of their homes to lend us a hand, but they opened their hearts to us. I learned that without the people, we could not survive and I knew that I owed them everything.

  Bobby Sands

  Home, Heart, Night

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• We must accept that this creative pulse within us is God's creative pulse itself.

  Joseph Chilton Pearce

  Creative, Pulse, Accepting

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• Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach... One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire.

  Clarissa Pinkola Estes

  Powerful, Dark, Fire

  "You Were Made For This" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, www.awakin.org. January 28, 2008.

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• Calming the mind is yoga, not just standing on the head

  Swami Satchidananda

  Yoga, Mind, Standing

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• Writers when they're writing live in a spooky, clamorous silence, a state somewhat like the advanced stages of prayer but without prayer's calming benefits.

  Joy Williams

  Prayer, Writing, Silence

  Joy Williams (2015). “Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals”, p.177, Rowman & Littlefield

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• The spirit of my home is entirely bound up in a quality of space. I have only the objects I need and nothing more. Empty space in which to think and relax is both stimulating and calming.

  John Pawson

  Home, Thinking, Space

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• Everyone knows that in the early stages of a relationship, some alcohol can help lead to lowering inhibitions, calming some nerves and encouraging fearlessness. And sometimes that helps you meet someone or get with a partner you normally wouldn't have, so it can be good in that sense.

  Andrew W.K.

  Alcohol, Nerves, Helping

  "Andrew W.K. And MAKJ On Partying As A Couple". Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com.

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• Being a perfectionist, I didn't want to settle for just getting by, so I enrolled in a vocal training program. I then learned that songwriting and studying the voice actually pair with a lot of troubles that I had expressing myself, being vulnerable, trusting other people, trusting myself, calming anxiety. It became a life instructor of sorts and that is what kept me engaged with it.

  Alyson Stoner

  Voice, People, Anxiety

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

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• I'm creating my own oasis in my house. I've got a lot of calming, soothing things around my house. The way it's set up, it's supposed to just be a breath of fresh air. I can find solace in painting and writing. I honestly love what I do, so it's not too much for me. Creating is something I've always been able to do, whether it's making little cartoons or writing a full-length script. It's something I really, really enjoy. I'm trying to make the best of what I've been given.

  Ryan Guzman

  Writing, House, Cartoon

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• I love baking, it's the most calming thing for me. It's therapeutic, it makes the house smell good, and I get to take the goods to my friends. I do it for other people.

  Lily Collins

  Smell, People, House

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• A study conducted by the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School suggested that in times of stress a dog is likely to be more help in calming you down than a spouse or partner. Most dog owners can guess the reason why: dogs never judge us and never compete with us.

  Marjorie Garber

  Friendship, Dog, New York

  Marjorie Garber (1997). “DOG LOVE”, Touchstone

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