Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Quotes
We often think the only way to create happiness is to try to control the outer circumstances of our lives, to try to fix what seems wrong or to get rid of everything that bothers us. But the real problem lies in our reaction to those circumstances. What we have to change is the mind and the way it experiences reality.
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I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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I was about 10 when I got into nuclear science. That was when that spark hit me. It took a few years of research, but when I was 14, I produced my first nuclear-fusion reaction.
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Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
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A woman's health is her capital.
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The thing that's changed the way I do my stand-up act is having kids and getting older and wiser and smarter. There might be a joke or two in the past that I wish I hadn't done, but in the past, you can't have it back.
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Women are the only 'oppressed' group that is able to buy most of the $10 billion worth of cosmetics each year; the only oppressed group that spends more on high fashion, brand-name clothing than its oppressors; the only oppressed group that watches more TV.
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Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.
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I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence.
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Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.
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Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.
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Youth is not restored by the dyeing of your hair.
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Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.
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A million years went by quick.
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I love Chanel.
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I like girls who want to get up and dance and don't mind singing in front of my family - you know, silly stuff. Some girls won't eat in front of boys or won't go bowling. They just want to go out and look pretty. I don't really get that. I want someone who is up for having a good time.
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I'm not a big jazz fan.
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So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.
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The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.
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On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means.
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Work is where we build character. Work is where we create value with our lives and lift up our own souls. Work, properly understood, is the sacred practice of offering up our talents for the service of others.
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Industry is the root of all ugliness.
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We often think the only way to create happiness is to try to control the outer circumstances of our lives, to try to fix what seems wrong or to get rid of everything that bothers us. But the real problem lies in our reaction to those circumstances. What we have to change is the mind and the way it experiences reality.
