Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well.
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I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.
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You can ask me anything you like about my work, but I'll never talk about myself.
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People always say that Randy Moss can't stick to the rules. Even my own rules.
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I use the PhotoReady Foundation almost every day, and their lip glosses are fantastic.
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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
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As I have seen with a lot of companies I have covered, acquisition interest can be a heady experience, and not always in a good way.
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Fishing is very meditative; you need to be able to give up control and cast out the line and then hope for the best, so in that way, it's quite like acting.
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I've always loved life, irrespective of all the ups and downs that have filled my journey.
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It's not an easy task to match Charan. He is really a good dancer, and he comes straight to the sets without rehearsals.
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It's the 21st century. It's untenable to suggest that women had no significance and no interest and that just because they didn't vote they had no relevance to the course of our history.
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I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.
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Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.
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There's nothing wrong in men of God going into politics. It will help them to do what is right.
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Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
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My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.
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If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you.
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The one word I hear when people have affairs is that they feel alive. They don't talk about the fact they're having sex. They feel like they are engaged with their life. They describe an experience that beats back the deadness inside, which isn't the fault of the marriage or the partner. It's often the deadness that they have allowed to creep in for years on their own. But by definition, it's a transgressive act. And transgression is a breaking of the rules. And it gives you a sense of ownership and freedom. And ownership and freedom gives you a feeling of aliveness. It's a chain.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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I’ve thought about it, I’ll admit that. But I can’t see us hanging it up any time soon. Let’s get one thing straight: we would never become a parody of ourselves. But it’s my job to drive Maiden, and one day I’m not going to be able to do it any more.
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Things get very clear when you're cornered.
