"When one is in a good sound rage, it is astonishing how calm one can be."

-- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

#Anger Quotes #Sound Quotes #Calm Quotes

“These men were very much in the minority, but of course, being the 'Elect', they expected to be in a minority - the party of redemption. In fact they glorified in the slightness of their numbers, the self-purifying troop of Gideon's army... stormtroopers in the front line of the Reformation.”
“The sizes and shapes of the panels have never been important to my stories. It has always been the words and images that drew me in, kind of like watching a movie.”
“I'm doing more deep listening, which is part of the role or job of the songwriter. I think with a lot of songwriting, songs sing themselves to you tonally and also lyrically. And it's not necessarily your own visual memories that are writing the song. It's like there are words that you can catch out there and you have to be able to see and hear them.”
“All men are by nature born equally free and independent.”
“To stand before men on behalf of God is one thing. To stand before God on behalf of men is something entirely different.”
“The growth of New England was a result of the aggregate efforts of a busy multitude, each in his narrow circle toiling for himself, to gather competence or wealth. The expansion of New France was the achievement of a gigantic ambition striving to grasp a continent. It was a vain attempt.”

Source : Francis Parkman (1871). “Pioneers of France in the New World”, p.10
“Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said.”
“For me, it's about optimizing health. It's about lifestyle and longevity. Then you think about what vegetarian diets can do for the mass population, in terms of lower consumption of resources. When you look at the numbers, it's pretty staggering.”

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