Farokh Quotes & Sayings

If a slave were to raise his voice to his master, he risked all manner of punishment. Yet what was possible in many circumstances was to lift one's voice in song. This was a major ingredient in what is now known as blues and gospel. Slaves may have been regarded as subhuman by their cruel captors, but through music, they were proud and dignified. — Henry Rollins

No woman deserved to have a man put his hands on her. — Valenciya Lyons

Drinking Garri doesnt mean you're poor, but allowing the garri to swell-up before drinking is Poverty — Paa Kwesi Nduom

Today, tomorrow and every day, we will see at least 2,000 young children killed or seriously injured on the world's roads. This is unacceptable, preventable, and we have to stop it. We have the vaccines for this disease: helmets, seatbelts, speed enforcement, safe road design. We just need to use them. — Michelle Yeoh

Who is this man I'm supposed to interview, this man whose last name is the same as the color of my sweatpants? Is that a sign? — Andrew Shaffer

The future and the hope for the middle class church lies in the renewal of its lifeblood, which is only possible if the church succeeds in winning the working class. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I was named after the great emperor Cyrus as my father, Farokh Broacha, was a great admirer of the Persian emperor. Continuing the tradition, I have named my son after Mikhail Gorbachev, someone whom I admire. He gave his people freedom. — Cyrus Broacha

One of the core reasons for creating 'Station to Station' was to provide a space for exploration and cultural friction between different mediums. It should be natural for mediums like music, film and art to cross over, and we wanted to empower that process. — Doug Aitken

When your ideas about yourself change, so does your experience. — Seth

I don't understand the notion that modern farming is anything do to with nature. It's a pretty gross interference with nature. — Peter Singer

I'm into hip-hop, rap, country, blues, gospel, old school, new school ... whatever ... pop. If it's really good, I like it. I don't have to be told what to listen to. If I like it and it's good, I'll listen to it. — Toby Keith

Whether you like the label 'Anthropocene' or not, whether you find the prospect of what it signifies inevitable or appalling (or both), the time has come to address its implications, as these thoughtful, battle-tested authors attempt to do. The time has long since come. — David Quammen

I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face. — Eddie Marsan

There are other types of neglect and deprivation. To deny what unfolds inside someone, to forbid the magic that comes unbidden, to impose ignorance in a way that invites danger, to say to a child, 'You must not be what you are.' That is wrong." His voice was gentle but the condemnation was without compassion. — Robin Hobb

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might ever do nothing but that. — William Shakespeare

Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him. — Mahatma Gandhi