"We have all probably noted those sudden moments of quiet - those strange and almost miraculous moments in the life of a big city when there is a cessation of traffic noise - just an instant when there is only the sound of footsteps which serves to emphasize a sudden peace. During those seconds it is possible to notice the sunlight, to notice our fellow humans, to take breath."

-- Dorothy Day

#Cities Quotes #Silence Quotes #Sound Quotes

“everything is ridiculous if one thinks of death”

Source : Thomas Bernhard (2010). “The Loser: A Novel”, p.189, Vintage
“Don't try to innovate for the future. Innovate for the present!”
“Man is the only creature disposed to kill huge numbers of members of his own species, and his instrument is usually the state.”
“In 1980, when I graduated from high school, my goal was to be on 'The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson at least once before our ten-year class reunion. Our class reunion was in June of 1990, and I was on 'The Tonight Show' in April 1990, so I made it by a few months.”
“Wordstruck is exactly what I wasâ€”and still am: crazy about the sound of words, the look of words, the taste of words, the feeling for words on the tongue and in the mind.”
“Rich people are just like us though they now eat their meals off square shaped plates.”
“Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice.”
“I personally respect Bobby. He does really well on stage. Although I don't think his raps are exceptional or that he has a wide spectrum, his ability to dominate the stage is good, and he has a cool style of hip-hop that rappers aren't able to achieve.”

Source : Source: kpopkfans.blogspot.com

You may also like:

Catherine Doherty
Writer
Daniel Berrigan
Priest
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Pastor
Henri Nouwen
Priest
Jean Vanier
Philosopher
Peter Maurin
Activist
Philip Berrigan
Peace activist
Thomas Merton
Writer
Flannery O'Connor
Writer