Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.
To cure the violence, we must identify and heal the causes of hatred and violence. If we dont deal with the causes we will never be safe.
There is only one river. There is only one sea. And it flows through you, and it flows through me. There is only one people. We are one and the same. We are all one spirit. We are all one name.
When people sing together, community is created. Together we rejoice, we celebrate, we mourn and we comfort each other. Through music, we reach each others hearts and souls. Music allows us to find a connection.
* We have come this far always believing that justice would somehow prevail. This is the burden, this is the promise, and THIS is why we will not fail.
People may say 'What can I do? I'm only one person. ' But we've proven that when we come together demonstrate, and speak our piece, there is no way the power structure can avoid being attentive.
We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.
You said to me once that you weren’t what I dreamed of. You were right. You surpass everything I dreamed of. Even the rot in you that’s caused you to do shameful things. Some men let the rot and guilt fester into something ugly beyond words. Few men can turn it into worth and substance. If you’re gods’ blessed for no other reason, it’s for that.
Don't forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.
True resignation, which always brings with it the confidence that unchangeable goodness will make even the disappointment of our hopes, and the contradictions of life, conducive to some benefit, casts a grave but tranquil light over the prospect of even a toilsome and troubled life.
We're phonies if we're not exactly who we are.