“I'm a bluesman moving through a blues-soaked America, a blues-soaked world, a planet where catastrophe and celebration - joy and pain - sit side by side.” WorldPainAmericaMovingJoySidesPlanetsCelebrationCatastrophePlantationsJoy And Pain Book:Brother West Source: Brother West
“Stars looking at our planet, watching entropy and pain and maybe startin' to wonder how the chaos in our lives could pass as sane. I've been thinkin' 'bout the meaning of resistance of a world beyond our own and suddenly the infinite and penitent began to look like home.” WorldLooksHomePainStarsWonderOur LivesPlanetsInfiniteChaosResistanceSaneOur PlanetEntropy Author:Jon Foreman
“If there is one person on the planet who still is suffering from loneliness and from pain or despair, and we don't know about it, or we don't want to know about it, then something is wrong with the world.” IfsKnowsWorldWantPersonsStillsPainSufferingLonelinessPlanetsDespair Author:Elie Wiesel
“The musical flags of the world should fly at half mast because truly one of the greatest guitarists in the world and king of the blues has died. I have cherished him and so has the rest of the world who knew him and loved him for his entire career. As we pain, we must celebrate that his music, his style of playing and singing will last forever, from the recordings that he has done and the influence that he has had and will have on guitarists all over this planet. Long live the spirit of B.B. King.” WorldShouldLongDonePainLastsSpiritHalfCareersForeverInfluenceStylePlanetsKingsSingingDiedMusicalCelebrateFlagsGuitaristMasts Author:Stevie Wonder
“I feel like we're all here on this planet, and intimacy is important. I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and how this is a nice restaurant. I want to get to what are the problems, what's really going on. Are you in love? Are you in a lot of pain? What's really going on in your life? I'm interested in that area, whether it's on stage or in real life.” WantLoveLifeFeelsI CanImportantRealProblemTodayPainBitsNiceStagePlanetsBearsAreasYesterdayReal LifeWeatherAwfulIntimacyRestaurantsLove LifeDiscussingSmall Talk Author:Simon Amstell
“I have always felt compassion for the planet. Sometime I just start to get emotional. I cry because I can almost feel the pain in the air. I put it in words and in song and in dance I think that is what artistry is.” ThinkingFeelsI CanPainSongFeltCompassionAirCryEmotionalPlanetsBecause I CanArtistry Author:Michael Jackson
“I would sell my life to avoid the pain that begins in the crib with its bars or perhaps with your first breath when the planets drill your future into you.” LifeFirstsPainPlanetsBreathsSellsBarsOur FutureYour FutureDrillsPain In Life Book:45 Mercy Street Source: 45 Mercy Street
“Scientists and religious leaders, activists and first nation leaders, CEOs of corporations and actors, all of us need to come together right now, because the planet is in a lot of pain. My job doesn’t always feel like an integral part of the change that needs to occur. If I can offer, in my profession, to do things that are going to allow more people to connect with certain issues, then I hope it’s useful.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsFirstsI CanPainTogetherJobsCertainActorsNationsReligiousActingLeaderIssuesPlanetsOffersScientistProfessionCorporationsActivistCeoReligious Leaders Author:Ellen Page
“Mother Earth is in pain and ailing - bglobal warming. The world is dealing with issues of immigration, deindustrialization, and poverty. When I was born, there were 2.5 billion people living on the whole planet. Now there are 2.5 billion people living on less than $2 a day. That's the kind of reality we have to deal with.” PeopleWorldKindWholeRealityEarthPainMotherBornDealsPovertyIssuesPlanetsBillionsImmigrationGlobal WarmingLiving OnMother Earth Author:Danny Glover