Chogyam Trungpa Quotes

Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things.

Chogyam Trungpa

Chogyam Trungpa

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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.

Kanye West
- People
- Ideas
- Happiness
I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.

Viggo Mortensen
- Work
- Long
- Done
So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.

Warren Farrell
- Long
- Women
- Past
I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.

Nalo Hopkinson
- Life
- Great
- Mind
If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.

Yotam Ottolenghi
- British
- Vegetable
- Potato
Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.

Jack McBrayer
- Sound
- Accent
- Classes