Shemer Quotes & Sayings

Be true to your old dreams so that our world will not lose hope. — Miguel Serrano

Try a recipe that uses leafy vegetables like kale, or switch to filling, high fiber grains like whole-wheat pasta. — Bob Harper

Study me as much as you like, you will not know me, for I differ in a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes and see me as I see myself, for I have chosen to dwell in a place you cannot see. — Rumi

I thought it would be interesting to write a song about a lonely person who is scared to see the truth that is right in from of him. I thought it would be interesting if you could watch yourself from a distance. — Matthew Shultz

Fear of darkness reinforces darkness. Acceptance and kindness magnify brightness. — Doobie Shemer

When a believer has crossed into the domain of the spiritual he daily ought to maintain a combat attitude in his spirit, praying therewith for the overthrow of all the works of Satan done through the evil powers. — Watchman Nee

The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no meaning to speak of. — Ned Rorem

Whatever you are looking for is also looking for you. You see, don't only look. Be available and ready when it shows up — Sahndra Fon Dufe

Nourish yourself so you can feed others. — Doobie Shemer

Be alone and love it. Be lonely and hate it. The first will empower you; the later will destroy you. Become your own best friend and never be lonely again. — Doobie Shemer

TODAY, I can choose what affects me, to not be afraid, to not let this break-up depress me, to look at mistakes as learning experiences, to be happy, to feel loved, TODAY I can choose ... — Doobie Shemer

The great commander, who seemed by expression of his visage to be always on the look-out for something in the extremest distance, and to have no ocular knowledge of anything within ten miles, made no reply whatever. — Charles Dickens

Famously cancer fighting, laden with vitamins, minerals, soluble fiber, and phytonutrients, broccoli and its relatives are among the healthiest ingredients of the human diet. — Kate Christensen

I travel around the world constantly promoting my projects and endorsing products. Yes, I do get paid to go to parties; in fact, I'm the person who started the whole trend of paid appearances. But when you see me at a party, I'm always working or promoting something. — Paris Hilton

Let go and get back much more — Doobie Shemer

I've never met anyone who's serious about enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz

Wrapped in the scent of her warm, tempting skin? When a human is ... transformed — Alexandra Ivy

Thought Experiment: You are a native of New York City, you live in New York, work in New York, travel about the city with no particular emotion except a mild boredom, unease, exasperation, and dislike especially for, say, Times Square and Brooklyn, and a longing for a Connecticut farmhouse. Later you become an astronaut and wander in space for years. You land on a strange, unexplored (you think) planet. There you find a road sign with an arrow, erected by a previous astronaut in the manner of GIs in World War II: 'Brooklyn 9.6 light-years.' Explain your emotion. — Walker Percy