Richard Rohr Quotes

Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.

Richard Rohr

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In the midst of hardship, it was the music that restored my soul.

Ji-Hae Park

MusicSoulMy SoulHardshipMidst

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible.

Robert Southey

StepMindImpossibleFirst StepWish

We always mess around with riffs and stuff and kind of jam out during sound checks, but we never actually started playing covers live until we started goofing off a little bit more on stage.

Johnny Christ

LiveKindMoreNeverSoundStage

I'm not afraid to address anything ever.

Metta World Peace

AfraidAnythingEverAddress

I had stopped going to church the moment I joined the Regiment. No more could my mother nag me into God's presence.

Spike Milligan

MotherGodMomentMeChurchMore

We want to assist China's soft power; we want to develop a vibrant young cinema in China. The average American has no understanding whatsoever of China. We'd like to create a young generation to tell their stories on a world stage. We can make history as well as make money.

Robert Friedland

PowerHistoryMoneyWorldGeneration

I play guitar quite a bit, because I'm always in search of something. I don't play to jam, but because I'm fishing. I'm looking for something, that I hope you can never find. If I do find it, I'm afraid I won't have a need to do this any more.

Robbie Robertson

HopeFishingLookingGuitarSearch

I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all the political entities, all the signees of the agreement and the Rwandans... that the international community were here and we're here to stay and we're going to be doing our job.

Romeo Dallaire

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It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere.

Mary Wesley

WalkWhereMoveMarketSensible

Girls, in particular, benefit from sports.

Michelle Kwan

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The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy.

Lois Frankel

FreedomDemocracyVoteRightOur

I feel like I'm waving the flag for musicianship, trying to bring back bands that can play.

Jonathan Davis

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