Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Melissa Etheridge

Quote by Melissa Etheridge

Author

Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge is an American singer-songwriter known for her rock and folk music. Born on May 29, 1961, she has achieved significant success in the music industry since the 1980s. Etheridge is celebrated for her distinctive voice and profound lyrics, which cover a wide range of themes from personal experiences to social issues. more

You May Also Like

“You know the Zen question, 'The Bodhisattva of Great Mercy' has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes; 'which is the true eye?' I could not understand this for a long time. But the other day, when I looked at the pine trees bending before the cold blasts from the mountain, I suddenly realized the meaning. You see, all the boughs, branches, twigs, and leaves simultaneously bend to the wind with tremendous vigor.”

KnowsLongHandsEyeTreeWindColdThousandMountainLong TimeMercyBranchesBlastVigorBendingTwigsPine TreesBodhisattva
Author:Katsuki Sekida
Create image

“'Ever seen a leaf - a leaf from a tree?' 'Yes.' I saw one recently - a yellow one, a little green, wilted at the edges. Blown by the wind. When I was a little boy, I used to shut my eyes in winter and imagine a green leaf, with veins on it, and the sun shining ...' 'What's this - an allegory?' "No; why? Not an allegory - a leaf, just a leaf. A leaf is good. Everything's good.'”

LittlesEyeUsedBoysSunSawsImagineTreeWindGreenShiningWinterEdgesWhy NotYellowLeafsVeinsLittle BoysAllegoryGreen Leaves
Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
Create image

“There is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.”

SpeakBreathsOrganizedSubtleNew WorldConspiracyBankersNew World OrderWorld OrderCondemnationState GovernmentFederal ReserveConspiracy TheoryWorld GovernmentNwoSecret SocietyPower And ControlOne World GovernmentPowerful ManControlling GovernmentControlling Power
Author:Woodrow Wilson
Create image