Chief Cornplanter Quotes & Sayings

Out of the dusk a shadow, Then a spark; Out of the cloud a silence, Then a lark; Out of the heart a rapture, Then a pain; Out of the dead, cold ashes, Life again. — John B. Tabb

My mother once told me that if a married couple puts a penny in a pot for every time they make love in the first year, and takes a penny out every time after that, they'll never get all the pennies out of the pot. — Armistead Maupin

They do not sweat and whine about their condition. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins.' [ ... ] To be a perfect animal and a perfect human - that was the ideal. — Aldous Huxley

The power of mass intention may ultimately be the force that shifts the tide toward repair and renewal of the planet. — Lynne McTaggart

Generally, I have a strong interest in trying to help people who are maybe not as lucky as I am. I've been well rewarded in this world. I'm more worried about the next one. — William E. Conway Jr.

Science still won't explain the mysterious nature of love and despair. — Andrew Solomon

There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others. — Tom Robbins

We still don't know how to put morality ahead of politics, science, and economics. We are still incapable of understanding that the only genuine backbone of our actions-if they are to be moral-is responsibility. Responsibility to something higher than my family, my country, my firm, my success. — Vaclav Havel

How to please the public - that's the test,
But nowadays I find I'm in a fix;
I know they're not accustomed to the best,
But they've all read so much they know the tricks.
How can we give then something fresh and new
That's serious, but entertaining too? — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Today I saw cancer, cigarettes, and shortness of breath. This is why I walk to the ocean. Swim with sharks and jellyfish. I may never get this chance again. This is why if you want to kiss, you should kiss. If you want to cry, you should cry. And if you want to live, you should live. You don't have to love me. You already did. — Ryan Ross

Every time government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we had handled them ourselves. — Benjamin Constant

It was flamboyant and ridiculous; I thought of you immediately. — S. Hart

To me, if you're a musician, then you're interested in music, and if you're interested in music, then you should listen to a lot of different types. — Brittany Howard

To live is shared by all, but not to be worthy of living. — Prudentius