Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of people. A lot of people turn to something that they hope will liberate them without their having to face themselves. That is impossible. We can't do that. We have to be honest with ourselves. We have to see our gut, our excrement, our most undesirable parts. We have to see them. That is the foundation of warriorship, basically speaking. Whatever is there, we have to face it, we have to look at it, study it, work with it and practice meditation with it.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
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I like being unconventional.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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I rode horses since I was a kid.
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy.
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Peyton Royce and Billie Kay are two phenomenal workers; I would love to see them up here on Smackdown. They're great girls with great talent. A bit of momentum, and we're going to see amazing things from them.
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I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives.
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South African literature is a literature in bondage. It is a less-than-fully-human literature. It is exactly the kind of literature you would expect people to write from prison.
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Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.
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The secret of living a full life is to be fully engaged, moment to moment, to have something in your life that engages you so that there's nothing missing.
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Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them. (Long translation)
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A flower that grow in the ghetto know more about survival than the one from fresh meadows.
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People who told you to "think fast" were always those who thought much more slowly than you did.
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We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of people. A lot of people turn to something that they hope will liberate them without their having to face themselves. That is impossible. We can't do that. We have to be honest with ourselves. We have to see our gut, our excrement, our most undesirable parts. We have to see them. That is the foundation of warriorship, basically speaking. Whatever is there, we have to face it, we have to look at it, study it, work with it and practice meditation with it.
