De Compostela Quotes & Sayings

The city of Granada, so gloriously provided with architectural reminders of its Islamic heritage, was particularly anxious to show that it was a more ancient and distinguished Christian centre than Toledo or Santiago de Compostela, and it also wanted to outface the upstart royal capital Madrid. These aims were much assisted by the 'discovery' from 1588 onwards of a series of forged early Christian relics (plomos, or lead books) hidden in the minaret of the former main Granadan mosque and in various nearby caves. — Diarmaid MacCulloch

Those who do not read the news are uninformed. Those who do are misinformed. — Mark Twain

The important thing is to keep them pledging," he explained to his cohorts. "It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not. That's why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what 'pledge' and 'allegiance' mean. — Joseph Heller

summer of 2011, when the first call to walk the Camino Santiago de Compostela had tugged at my soul, I would not have known this was my why. A tug so fierce I had no choice but to follow, the next years would guide me to — Katharine Elliott

Until you take the first step forward, failure remains reassuringly impossible. — Chris Murray

Shall we?" The doors slide open and he leisurely extends his arm to the looming double doors marked Penthouse. I get the feeling that I'm about to step through the wardrobe. And the lion is right behind me. — Vi Keeland

There is of course a deep spiritual need which the pilgrimage seems to satisfy, particularly for those hardy enough to tackle the journey on foot. — Edwin Mullins

As Nancy Frey writes of the long-distance pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, 'When pilgrims begin to walk several things usually begin to happen to their perceptions of the world which continue over the course of the journey: they develop a changing sense of time, a heightening of the senses, and a new awareness of their bodies and the landscape ... A young German man expressed it this way: 'In the experience of walking, each step is a thought. You can't escape yourself. — Rebecca Solnit

If you never lived out your sexuality - it's a great force, and if you try to fight it, what does that create? Energy: positive and negative, self-loathing. — Peter Greenaway

Straight people are the most pathetic of all. I've never seen such a miserable group of people in my life. They don't know anything about themselves — Sarah Schulman

Innovation requires a novel approach to scientific problem solving, higher level of resource commitments over much longer time durations. — Dilip Shanghvi

If you are being judgemental, that is non-yogic. — Rajashree Choudhury

Had there been no Plato, the Christians would have had a harder time selling the idea that all God really wanted from us was fraternal love. — Richard Rorty

I've had my run-ins with department stores, like Harrods, which stopped selling fur coats, but I found some there with fur trim, which is just as disgusting. Foie gras production is appalling - there's no excuse for selling it. — Joanna Lumley

I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups. — Juice Newton

My turning point was my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. It was then that I, who had dedicated most of my life to penetrate the 'secrets' of the universe, realized that there are no secrets. Life is and will always be a mystery. — Paulo Coelho

Greatness starts with a clear vision of the future. — Simon Sinek