Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
We must begin our practice by walking the narrow path of simplicity, the hinayana path, before we can walk upon the open highway of compassionate action, the mahayana path.
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My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother dies in your arms - just you and her, and it's one o'clock in the morning, and you're waiting for her to exhale - you just think, life's too bloody short to argue about the little things.
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By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.
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The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with sexual outlet and exercising the animal functions of reproduction and care of the young.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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Betty Shabazz was the wife of a man who challenged a government that was historically unjust. She was harassed and placed under surveillance by the Nation of Islam (NOI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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I love boliche, roasted pig, and black beans and rice. When I need a quick fix, I head to Cafe Cortadito on Avenue B and 3rd here in New York City.
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We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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You don't make a case for reparations thinking, 'Oh yeah, people are gonna love this.' I didn't see that coming.
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Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them.
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It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes.
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To this day, I don't like people walking on stage not looking good. You have to look good. If you feel special about yourself then you're going to play special.
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Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.
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The media can allege corruption, but if I do the same against the media, I am gagging freedom of expression.
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If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.
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We must begin our practice by walking the narrow path of simplicity, the hinayana path, before we can walk upon the open highway of compassionate action, the mahayana path.
