“I want to be a witness to my own time because I've had a sneaking suspicion lately that I'm gonna live a lot longer than most of the people I meet. If I'm gonna be the only one still around to say what happened, I'd better pay close attention now.” PeopleIfsWantStillsMy OwnPayAttentionHappenedWitnessSuspicion Book:Rat Bohemia (Large Print 16pt) Source: Rat Bohemia (Large Print 16pt)
“Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It was a time when we werent able to witness world events or the horrors of war live on 24-hour news channels.” WorldLongMadeWarAbleHoursHappenedEventsHavensInternetHorrorNewsPhonesCommunicateMade ItWitnessMobileAugustMobile PhonesWoodstockHorror Of WarNews ChannelsWorld Events Author:Richie Havens
“You have to hope that [good things] happen to you. [...] That's the only thing we really, surely have, is hope. You hope that you can be alive, that things will happen to you that you'll actually witness, that you'll participate in. Rather than life just rolling over you, and you wake up and it's Thursday, and what happened to Monday? Whatever the best part of my life has been, has been as a result of that remembering.” Has BeensHappensRememberResultsAliveHappenedWake UpGood ThingsThings HappenWitnessOver YouRollingMondayThursdayRolling Over Author:Bill Murray
“I've been vegetarian since the 80s and, lately, even vegan. And I once happened to witness the slaughter of a cow. What atrocity must undergo an animal to satisfy the appetite of those fat men who eat hamburgers!” MenAnimalHappenedFatsWitnessVegetarianVeganAppetiteCows80sSlaughterAtrocitiesHamburgersFat Man Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I think that every collective that you witness occurring on a stage, it's not about any one of the individuals. There's something that's happened that's kind of put all that stuff together into a much bigger result ... some alchemy.” ThinkingKindTogetherIndividualStuffResultsHappenedStageBiggerWitnessCollectivesAlchemy Author:Maynard James Keenan
“If your child dies, or you witness a terrible natural disaster, yes, you certainly want a scientific explanation as to what's happened. But science can't help you to find meaning, help you deal with that turbulence of your grief, rage, and dismay.” IfsWantChildrenHelpingDiesNaturalDealsGriefHappenedTerribleOur ChildrenRageDisasterWitnessYour ChildrenExplanationFind MeNatural DisasterTurbulenceDismay Author:Karen Armstrong
“Now the man on duty used to be changed from time to time. Once one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street. I was dismayed. Before I could question him as to his behaviour, Mr Coates, who happened to be passing the spot on horseback, hailed me and said: 'Gandhi, I have seen everything. I shall gladly be your witness in court if you proceed against the man. I am very sorry you have been so rudely assaulted.'” IfsMenGivingHas BeensSaidUsedHappenedStreetsChangedHe ManDutyAskingCourtSorryPassingPassingsUsed To BeSpotsWitnessWarningBehaviourHorsebackDismayedFootpaths Book:All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections Source: All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections