"I get to swim in the ocean every single day, which is a very, very important thing to do to stay connected."

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Source : Source: pitchfork.com

Devendra Banhart

#Ocean Quotes #Swim Quotes #Important Quotes

“Devoutly the teachers point out huge fumigated domes; but beneath the statues there's no love, no love beneath the eyes set in crystal. Love is there, in flesh ripped by thirst, in the tiny hut struggling against the flood; love is there, in ditches where snakes of hunger wrestle, in the sad sea that rocks dead gulls, and in the darkest stinging kiss under pillows.”
“People rightly want our political leaders - on all sides - to concentrate on minimising the damage to jobs, living standards and our savings from the banking crisis.”

Source : "Mandelson's return: this is a bold and shrewd move" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. October 03, 2008.
“Silence is a strange thing to us who live: we desire it, we fear it, we worship it, we hate it. There is a divinity about cats, as long as they are silent: the silence of swans gives them an air of legend.”

Source : Keith Douglas (2014). “Alamein to Zem Zem”, p.18, Faber & Faber
“The canter is a cure for every evil.”
“When we started, it was based on lies. It's changing now. There are no secrets in the business. You've got to come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's becoming very confusing.”
“When you're up against a trouble, meet it squarely, face to face. Lift your chin and set your shoulders, plant your feet and take a brace. When it's vain to try to dodge it, do the best that you can do. You may fail, but you may conquer. See it through!”
“It is our imagination, not our conscience, which makes us better than the beasts of the field.”
“Know your history. It can teach you who you are, where you have come from, and how to be a better person as a result.”

Source : Source: www.theskanner.com

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