Folk Singers 2020 Quotes & Sayings

A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences. — Whittaker Chambers

No one enjoys being equal. — David Mamet

[On Jason Mashak's book SALTY AS A LIP, as reviewed in The Prague Post:] Mashak amalgamates various national, historical and religious traditions into a myth-mash that illuminates many sects' fanatical compartmentalizing, and the fact that so many religions and philosophies share similar goals, if not roots. — Stephan Delbos

We must face the bitter fact that we have forsaken our great dream of a life of, for, and by the people; that the burning passions and ideals of the American dream lie congealed by cold cynicism. Great parts of the masses of our people no longer believe that they have a voice or a hand in shaping the destiny of this nation. They have not forsaken democracy because of any desire or positive action of their own; they have been driven down into the depths of a great despair born of frustration, hopelessness, and apathy. A democracy lacking in popular participation dies of paralysis. — Saul Alinsky

Not only did
I love her,
but I could tell
the universe loved
her, too.
More than others.
She was different.
After all; I would
be a fool not to
notice the way the
sunshine played with
her hair. — Christopher Poindexter

Now you know how much my love for you
burns deep in me
when I forget about our emptiness,
and deal with shadows as with solid things. — Dante Alighieri

Like most Lebanese, Joumana speaks rapidly, one sentence dovetailing into another, producing guttural words and phrases as if gargling with mouthwash. I prefer slow conversations where words are counted like pearls, conversations with many pauses, pauses replacing words. — Rabih Alameddine

Stagnation and inactivity bring spiritual death. — Thomas Merton

The piano is kind of my second instrument. — Bill Bruford

When I was younger, I actually wanted to be in the spotlight. To have people want me, want to have a piece of me. — Jane Lynch

I've eaten meat only once, and when I learned of it, I emptied my stomach into the latrine. Behind — Charlie N. Holmberg

Fear that man who fears not God. — Abdelkader El Djezairi

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do. — John Carmack

If you look at the causes of the accidents, quite a few of them are operator error. We need people to be diligent and follow the rules of the road and drive more defensively. — Bob McKenzie