Strokenet Quotes & Sayings

However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously. — Robert Fripp

Know'st thou not there is but one theme for ever-enduring bards? And that is the theme of War, the fortune of battles, The making of perfect soldiers. — Walt Whitman

Most conservatives also believe in the death penalty, but not abortion, which proves they like to procrastinate. — Margaret Cho

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around ... — Taylor Swift

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. — Leonardo Da Vinci

The main reason God has given us minds is that we might seek out and find all the reasons that exist for treasuring him in all things and above all things. — John Piper

One important point many fail to understand is that the Bible was never meant to replace God; rather, it was meant to lead us into the heart of God. Too many Christians stop with the text and never go on to experience the presence of God. — A.W. Tozer

Hey, I wish we hung out more in high school. Why didn't we?"
"I was hiding," Jake said thoughtfully.
"Me too."
"You?"
"In my own way."
Hearing that made Jake wonder if they'd all been in hiding, if he hadn't been the only one who'd felt alone for so much of high school.""Hey, I wish we hung out more in high school. Why didn't we?"
"I was hiding," Jake said thoughtfully.
"Me too."
"You?"
"In my own way."
Hearing that made Jake wonder if they'd all been in hiding, if he hadn't been the only one who'd felt alone for so much of high school."
Excerpt From: Carolyn Mackler. "Infinite in Between." iBooks. — Carolyn Mackler

There are people that really live by doing the right thing, but I don't know what that is, I'm really curious about that. I'm really curious about what people think they're doing when they're doing something evil, casually. I think it's really interesting, that we benefit from suffering so much, and we excuse ourselves from it. — Louis C.K.

I read world literature and I read French romances in the originals. I had quite a profound knowledge - no, that sounds conceited, but I did have a profound interest in everything spiritual. — Baldur Von Schirach