Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain our security. We must begin to become compassionate and wise in the fundamental sense, open and relating to the world as it is.
Quotes to Explore
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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I was born in Jersey City and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey. It's a town that's next to Jersey City, and I'm still there!
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I would love to do some theater.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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As far as I'm concerned, love means fighting, big fat lies, and a couple of slaps across the face.
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I'm advocating that American citizens interested in democracy should stay out of chain stores.
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Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
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I don't know why femininity should be associated with weakness. Women should be free to express who they are without thinking, 'I need to act like a man, or I need to tone it down to be successful.' That's a very good way to keep women down.
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The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain our security. We must begin to become compassionate and wise in the fundamental sense, open and relating to the world as it is.
