Kontrollieren Duden Quotes & Sayings

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feed are tied
so his opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant ill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
from Caged Bird — Maya Angelou

There may be a time when a country will have to wake up from a vision of happiness, when they have to realize that theirs is not the perfect idea, that there are many aspects that do not correspond to the reality of what is there, the real need and aspirations of the people. A country might want the people to become heroes, but maybe they don't want to be heroes. The moment they release that notion of happiness, the country will again have another chance. But if people do not learn from the suffering of the past, they will repeat exactly the same mistake and adopt another notion of happiness. And we don't know how long they will keep this new notion of happiness. So a notion is always something dangerous. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure. — Rita Dove

Imagine settling for a life you can have because you don't have the courage to go after the life you really want. — Jill Davis

Even on your worst day, you can be someone's best hope. — Manny Scott

No one who has lived even for a fleeting moment for something other than life in its conventional sense and has experienced the exaltation that this feeling produces can then renounce his new freedom so easily. — Andre Breton

Be the mountain / be the ocean / be the tree / be happy / be the light / be the shadow / be the rain / be you / be — Ray Wilkins

Acknowledging His holiness is one of the ways we are to praise God. — Jerry Bridges

Death didn't bother me much. Strong Christian and all that. Method of death did. Being eaten alive. One of my top three ways not to go out. — Laurell K. Hamilton

There's no disappointment in memory, and one's exaggerations are always on the good side. — George Eliot

Once a line could truly be drawn in something other than sand, the notion of history as a progression became possible. — Douglas Rushkoff

We did not stage kiss because we didn't know any better. It was just lights, camera, tongue-dance. — Mindy Kaling

I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information. — Diana Ross