"There is nothing fruitful except sacrifice."

-- Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

#Sacrifice Quotes #Self-denial Quotes

“The cherries' only fault: the crowds that gather when they bloom”
“I revisited some music that I had written for Miles Devis. I used to work with Miles in the '80s. We did an album - "Tutu," that was really successful for Miles, and a couple of years ago we did "Tutu Revisited," and this is where we played the music from "Tutu." But I knew Miles would absolutely hate it if we just got on the stage and played the music the same way we did it in the '80s.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I just want people to admit that there's no one way to live your life.”
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness, but like great, solitary men, like Beethoven and Nietzsche.”
“Refinement is the delicate aroma of Christianity.”
“Christians must deplore unfair and deprecating barbs regularly aimed our way.”
“I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.”
“If you have too good a time writing hostile reviews, you'll injure not only your sensibility but your soul.”

Source : David Lehman (2015). “The State of the Art: A Chronicle of American Poetry, 1988-2014”, p.162, University of Pittsburgh Press

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