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Quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

“Our culture has a tendency to pigeonhole people and to try to tear down anybody who's breaking out of our comfort zone. That's why we get into these cultural ruts that end up being destructive prejudices. But breaking out of that comfort zone is the most rewarding thing you can do, in your life. I do my best to push myself, when I can.”

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his roles in films such as '10 Things I Hate About You', 'The Dark Knight Rises', and 'Donnie Darko'. more

“When you're comfortable and secure, it's not enough. The mind doesn't stop there because it has to continue to focus itself as this body, so it moves to pleasure. And pleasure really is a non-existent thing. When we're experiencing pleasure, we're trying to hold onto it as it leaves, so it really isn't pleasure. Pleasure is pain because we're grasping.”

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“And as long as we believe what we believe - until that is questioned - there's no progress as a human race. Again, we still have war. So, effective rehabilitation is to question what we believe. When that happens, everyone gets out of prison.”

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“Everyone has equal wisdom. It is absolutely equally distributed. No one is wiser than anyone else.”

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“There's no one who can teach you except yourself. Each of us needs to look at what our belief system really consists of. Look at the concepts that come across your mind and just notice what you believe.”

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