Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.
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I've always wanted to play a Marvel baddie. I'm not sure I fit the mold, though. Like a powerful, extraordinary woman. Somebody with superpowers would be really fun, but I'm not sure how many middle-aged women they have in Marvel.
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But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.
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I love parties. I love a good time.
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Prayer is man's greatest power!
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I had this dream in my head of, if I got hired by 'SNL, what that moment would be like. And I dreamed that I would, like, collapse on the sidewalk and cry to the heavens. I got this call, and it didn't happen naturally. But I did it anyway because I wanted to have that moment. So I did collapse.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed.
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A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.
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I love going to my supermarket. Sounds so rock 'n' roll, eh?
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I have like 20 snap-up shirts in my closet, and I never, never would have thought before FNL would I have had that.
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But then, even with sex, I'm more in the school of less is more in movies.
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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
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Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
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Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.
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I understand now that my soul is my power, not perfection or my ego. I continue to teach this to my children, despite their glamorous careers. If we can maintain our core values, the exteriors take second place and become a gift, a source of gratitude.
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When a man has his heart in the right place and good taste, he can not only do well in politics but is even predetermined for it. If someone is modest and does not yearn for power, he is certainly not ill-equipped to engage in politics; on the contrary, he belongs there. What is needed in politics is not the ability to lie but rather the sensibility to know when, where, how and to whom to say things.
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No problems are ever resolved by violence. It only aggravates the pain and the hurt on every side.
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I take it one play, one game at a time, ... I don't look any further.
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If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.
