"Soul Mountain, the story of one manâ€™s quest for inner peace and freedom."

-- Gao Xingjian

#Men Quotes #Soul Quotes #Inner Peace Quotes

“Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.”
“Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming.”
“The CD, it should be noted, was born out of greed. It was devised to prop up record sales on the expectation of people replenishing their record collections with CDs of albums they had already purchased.”
“The love between a mother and her daughter is special. A mother takes her daughter under her wing and teaches her how to be a woman. In order to do this, you have to ask yourself what it means to be a woman of today. How do you balance care for others with your own quest for meaning and joy in life and how do you pass on these lessons to your daughter?”
“[Chamber of Reflection off of Salad Days]I think it's probably that one. There's no guitar on that song, I've never recorded a song with absolutely no guitar, which is interesting. The idea behind it, well it's a Free Mason reference because before they become Free Mason's they had to go into this room called the Chamber of Reflection where they think about the life they brought with them, the life they've lived up until this point and all their wrong and right doings. And that's basically what I did with this album.”
“Music gave me something to do in my life.”
“You have to be out there and have a mound presence. You have to be real aggressive and be real confident. You have to put the hitters on defense.”
“When you're in pain, you're genuinely very, very alive, and that's beautiful. Especially emotional pain.”

Source : "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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