Quotes
Authors
Matthew Simpson
"Wherever public worship has been established and regularly aintained, idolatry has vanished from the face of the earth. There is not now a temple to a heathen god where the word of God is read." --
Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 34, 1895.
Matthew Simpson
#Earth Quotes
#Faces Quotes
#Temples Quotes
“When the great markets by the sea shut fastAll that calm Sunday that goes on and on:When even lovers find their peace at last,And Earth is but a star, that once had shone.”
Source : 'The Golden Journey to Samarkand' (1913) 'Prologue'
“You don't buy a Harley with your mind, you buy it with your heart and your balls.”
“It was soon evident in my lodgings that I had become a dangerous lunatic, and there would be nothing left to destroy if strong measures were not taken. So I was turned out of the house, but it was only into the garden, where I was allowed to build a small darkroom of oilcloth.”
“Fantasy is the only truth.”
“My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.”
“In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life.”
Source : "Mario denies rumors about 'Idol' departure". Associated Press, www.today.com. March 14, 2005.
“I don't just do music for the clubs, I do music for the struggle. I do music for everyday niggas, the kids who ain't got no sense of direction. I'm trying to restore some of the morals back into the game, as far as the street.”
“I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that's when you're able to think and learn.”
