Thomas Merton Quotes

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

Thomas Merton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968

Topics

PeopleMeUniverseBodyMy OwnOwn

I think as far as themes, 'Hedwig' is about what music meant to you as a kid and how rock n' roll can save you; that is definitely part of it.

John Cameron Mitchell

MusicThinkYouRockKidRoll

One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country.

Anna Paquin

HateDayEvery DayCountryCrime

I have a weekly playlist on Spotify called Mixtape Mondays. So every Sunday night, I sit around listening to tunes to place. It's becoming my favorite part of the week.

Joshua Ostrander

ListeningNightWeekSundayPlace

Sometimes at my performances, I see Peruvian flags in the audience. I've never seen, when an Italian sings, people with Italian flags. But with Peru, it's different: because there are not many famous people, they really celebrate the ones they have.

Juan Diego Florez

PeopleCelebrateFamousSometimes

We have put in place policies through supervision and regulation that has greatly enhanced the safety and soundness of the banking system.

Janet Yellen

SafetyPlaceThroughSystemBanking

The 'garra charrua' is something we're proud of, even if other people sometimes misunderstand it.

Diego Godin

PeopleProudSometimesSomething

My first four books, from 'Fight Club' to 'Choke,' dealt with personal identity issues. The crises the narrators found themselves in were generated by themselves.

Chuck Palahniuk

FightIdentityPersonalFirstClub

I like going into places that you never know what you're going to find because you can go in with no ideas and leave with thousands.

Bobby Berk

IdeasYouFindGoKnowNever

Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them.

Brittany Murphy

LifeFaceDecisionsYouDifficult

I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.

Paula Radcliffe

JusticeMyselfChanceGoMarathon

For, like, 98 percent of my life, I'm not nervous. But as soon as I'm nervous, I start shaking or something, and I lose my cool.

Shameik Moore

LifeCoolStartMy LifeLoseSoon

Technology has made music accessible in a philosophically interesting way, which is great. But on the other hand, when everybody has the ability to make magic, it's like there's no more magic - if the audience can just do it themselves, why are they going to bother?

Thomas Bangalter

MusicTechnologyGreatInteresting

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