Rumi S Birthday Quotes & Sayings

The mother tongue of politicians is that of ancient Babylon: a language designed to severely limit discourse within a tower of praise to elitism, a language carried on breath's reeking of the fecal matter from their paymasters — Dean Cavanagh

I thought my fire was out,
and stirred the ashes ... .
I burnt my fingers. — Antonio Machado

Middle-income countries are the biggest users of GMOs. Places like Brazil. — Bill Gates

I can just say exactly what happened. — Jose Canseco

I went to see 'Shine a Light,' and it was the most perfect thing I could have done to watch that man do what he does in front of an audience. It's primarily Mick Jagger, but they're all so confident and relaxed and in love with what they do, and aware of the power of what they do. It's just deeply, deeply attractive. — Ben Daniels

Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal. — Chanakya

There's nothing more vivid than the theater of the mind — Robert K. Oermann

My mothers into frilly dresses and eyelashes and hairstyles from the 1970s. We always argue about that. — Ashley Judd

The ecstatic beauty and soulful grace of Rumi's poetry inspires human hearts to believe in possibilities beyond the predictably fatal. — Aberjhani

I've never been in a business where safety performance was excellent and the business performance was not, so they go hand in hand, and for me, safety performance is an indication of discipline, of focus and of how joined up an organisation is. — Cynthia Carroll

I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it. — Tim Robbins

The collective conscience of a hundred musicians is no light burden. Think for a moment of what it would mean to a pianist if by some miracle every key of his instrument should suddenly become a living thing. — Charles Munch