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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Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
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'Truth' is to be understood as a system of ordered procedures for the production, regulation, distribution, circulation and operation of statements. 'Truth' is linked in a circular relation with systems of power which produce and sustain it, and to effects of power which it induces and which extend it. A 'regime' of truth.
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I've played a lot of roles I haven't wanted to play, either because they needed someone in the theatre or because they couldn't do it without me 'cause they don't have anyone else the right age.
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With few exceptions, the leading women in philanthropy, notably Melinda Gates, are the wives or daughters of rich and powerful men.
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You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb.
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If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.
