Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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I feel like I've grown up a bit. I'm a bit more confident, and I've been reading more, and I've had a little more time to myself. I went on this writing trip to gather my thoughts about where and who I am in this world, and why we're all here.
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Cooking is like music: you can tell when someone puts love into it. I come from a place where there was so much attention to detail. The population is smaller in the South, so more attention is given to serving smaller numbers of people.
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The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.
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There have been a lot of exercises and I've had to force myself to go out for walks even when I didn't feel like it, but apart from that, I am a lot better.
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The rehearsal is where it all happens for an actor.
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Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.
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The family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.
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I'm not a collector. I toss things out all the time.
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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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Dancing has always been a passion of mine.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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I spent a lot of time between bars like this.
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There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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I appreciate a slight yield, lightness of weight, some motion if possible, because in moving about, the human body determines... the comfort and the measurements of its environment... the human measure is still the strongest factor. But coming back to the chair, there are certain motions we go through - we like to lean back, like to toss things - and if the chair's adaptable it responds and it's almost like wearing a comfortable coat; you really don't know you have it on.
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They walked for a while, all silent in their thoughts, until they reached the car and Alec drew a fine telescope from his shirt and handed it to Milo. "Carry this with you on your journey," he said softly, "for there is much worth noticing that often escapes the eye. Through it you can see everything from the tender moss in a sidewalk crack to the glow of the farthest star — and, most important of all, you can see things as they really are, not just as they seem to be. It's my gift to you.
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I don't have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to me.
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I hate wasting time.
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I grew up watching horror movies with my dad. For as long as I can remember. I grew up loving being terrified. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' at sleepovers. Hiding behind my fingers.
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To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.
