Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness toward themselves, they cannot experience harmony or peace within themselves, and therefore, what they project to others is also inharmonious and confused.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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Ryan Gosling's, like, my crush, but I don't really pay attention to his personal style.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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I became a dancer late and an actor late.
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When I first started playing in a band, before the Beatles, working bands played standards and they saved their rock material til the end of the night when they were really stretched out. It could be pretty lame.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can't vent any anger against them; I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence.
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Just reskinning games with our intellectual property is not an appealing prospect for opportunity. That isn't something that creates long-term value for shareholders.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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I will be the president of the nation who keeps pledges.
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Be yourself, fill your life with good people, and don't get a big head. It can all be gone tomorrow.
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A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness toward themselves, they cannot experience harmony or peace within themselves, and therefore, what they project to others is also inharmonious and confused.
