"I have many names; some call me Mr. Ra, others call me Mr. Re, you can call me Mr. Mystery."

-- Sun Ra

#Names Quotes #Mystery Quotes #Call Me Quotes

“I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.”
“Heaven is not like flying or swimming, but has something to do with blackness and a strong glare.”

Source : Elizabeth Bishop (2015). “Poems”, p.41, Macmillan
“The significance of God, cause, number, substance or soul consists, as James asserts, in nothing but the tendency of the given concept to make us act or think. If the world should reach a point at which it ceases to care not only about such metaphysical entities but also about murders perpetrated behind closed frontiers or simply in the dark, one would have to conclude that the concepts of such murders have no meaning, that they represent no 'distinct ideas' or truths, since they do not make any 'sensible difference to anybody.”
“There was a magic about the sea. People were drawn to it. People wanted to love by it, swim in it, play in it, look at it. It was a living thing that was as unpredictable as a great stage actor: it could be calm and welcoming, opening its arms to embrace it's audience one moment, but then could explode with its stormy tempers, flinging people around, wanting them out, attacking coastlines, breaking down islands.”
“People tend to try to find something to talk about Zuma. My surname is very nice and simple. Very simple, so they like pronouncing it all the time.Â So what's the problem?”
“I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval.”
“I shall drink no #â€Ž wine before it's time! OK, it's time.”
“I try to find the beauty in things. On dark days, I sit in my armchair looking at clouds and I am awed at how rain is made.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ayana Mathis from May 14, 2017

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