"There is no wilderness. There is only our inability to fill the emptiness in which we live ..."

-- Octavian Paler

#Sad Life Quotes #Inability Quotes #Emptiness Quotes

“An eternal question about children is, how should we educate them? Politicians and educators consider more school days in a year, more science and math, the use of computers and other technology in the classroom, more exams and tests, more certification for teachers, and less money for art. All of these responses come from the place where we want to make the child into the best adult possible, not in the ancient Greek sense of virtuous and wise, but in the sense of one who is an efficient part of the machinery of society. But on all these counts, soul is neglected.”
“As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we're in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that's what my music tries to convey to all the listeners - try to cultivate it every day.”
“For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.”
“I think for a group that has a reputation for being shy and elusive, we're actually outspoken.”

Source : "Belle and Sebastian". Interview with Gretta Cohn, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2006.
“On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don't care about looking cool or posing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Some days you see lots of people on crutches.”
“You're amazing, just the way you are.”

Source : Song: Just the Way You Are, 2010
“Times change but principles don't. Times change but lands do not. Times change but our culture and our language remain the same. And that's what you have to keep intact. It's not what you wear - it's what's in your heart.”

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