“Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields, See how these names are fêted in the waving grass And by the streamers of the white cloud And whispers of the wind in the listening sky. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's centre. Born of the sun, they travelled a short while toward the sun And left the vivid air signed with their honour.” HeartNamesLeftBornWhiteSunFireAirSkyFieldsWindListeningHighestCloudsSnowGrassHonourCentreVividWhite Clouds Author:Stephen Spender
“We have a war on women, race wars. Income wars, age wars, religious wars, anything you can imagine. A house divided against itself cannot stand it. And it's going to be up to us, to people, to begin the focus on the positive things, on the things that we have in common and stop listening to those who are stoking the fires of division.” PeopleWarAgeHouseReligiousCommonRaceFireFocusImagineListeningIncomeDivisionDividedPositive ThingsReligious WarsHouse Divided Author:Benjamin Carson
“Selflessness is like waiting in a hospital In a badly-fitting suit on a cold wet morning. Selfishness is like listening to good jazz With drinks for further orders and a huge fire.” LoveOrderWaitingMorningFireHugeListeningColdSelf LoveDrinkJazzSuitsSelfishnessHospitalsWetSelflessnessFitting Author:Philip Larkin
“You must prepare yourselves, young people, because Uncle Dave's generation is getting old. We are almost ready to go to the retirement home to spend the rest of our days tapping our bedpans rhythmically in time to "easy listening" rock 'n' roll. We must pass the torch on to you, and you must grasp it, ideally by the end that is not on fire.” PeopleEndsHomeYoungEasyFireGenerationsRocksReadyListeningRetirementRock N RollUnclesGetting OldTorchesDaveTappingRetirement Homes Author:Dave Barry
“We can preach the Gospel all day long, but that won't win souls. That won't win the hearts of the people. We can talk, try to theorize, theologize, reason, argue, debate, and spend time trying to prove that Jesus lived, but that won't win a heart. How often do we see the religious mindset that believes that the more Scripture quoting, the more yelling, the more hell fire and brimstone preaching, the greater the chance to win someone over for the Kingdom? Likewise, how often do we see people sitting or standing there listening in stone-cold silence or indifference?” PeopleTryingBelieveHeartLongSoulReasonJesusWinningReligiousChanceSilenceHellFireGreaterListeningColdProveSittingStandingStonesMindsetArguingDebateScriptureKingdomsIndifferencePreachingEnd TimesSpend TimeYellingStanding ThereQuotingHell FireStone Cold Book:Kingdom Rising: Making the Kingdom Real in Your Life Source: Kingdom Rising: Making the Kingdom Real in Your Life
“I stick to playing Brahms, but I love listening to Led Zeppelin, and I've also been a big fan of Earth Wind and Fire since the Seventies and of The Gap Band since the Eighties.” BigsEarthFireFansWindListeningBandSticksGapsSeventiesEightyZeppelinsBrahms Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I completely understand why a businessman would fire me from 'Saturday Night Live'. Because he was seeing Jay Leno kill 10 minutes a night, doing his monologue with wall-to-wall laughs and applause, then I do 10 minutes a week to, sometimes, breathtaking silence. He's just listening for the laughs.” SometimesNightSilenceLaughingFireSeeingWeekMinutesWallListeningBusinessmanSaturdayApplauseJust ListenSaturday NightMonologuesBreathtakingSaturday Night Live Author:Norm MacDonald
“They lay listening. Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn't fire? It has to fire. What if it doesn't fire? Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? Can there be? Hold him in your arms. Just so. The soul is quick. Pull him toward you. Kiss him. Quickly.” IfsKnowsSoulDiesFireRocksArmsListeningKissingLaysBelovedCurseCrushWhat IfWithin YouSkulls Author:Cormac McCarthy