Let's Post Some Quotes

Abookamongstthemany

"If the Congress doesn't hold the president accountable, voters can hold Congress accountable," ~ former Democratic Rep. Tom Andrews, director of the anti-war group Win Without War.

Collin

"...an 'anti-national' is a person who is against his or her own nation and, by inference, is pro some other one. But it isn't necessary to be 'anti-national' to be deeply suspicious of all nationalism, to be anti-nationalism. Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead."

Part of the beautiful speech "Come September" by Arundhati Roy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAoIwJKfExA

Abookamongstthemany

“What's right and good doesn't come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it -- as if the cause depends on you, because it does.”~ Bill Moyers

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Collin wrote:

"...an 'anti-national' is a person who is against his or her own nation and, by inference, is pro some other one. But it isn't necessary to be 'anti-national' to be deeply suspicious of all nationalism, to be anti-nationalism. Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead."

Part of the beautiful speech "Come September" by Arundhati Roy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAoIwJKfExA

I love you, Pearl Jammers...Thank you for giving a such a vast window to learn and to evol ve.......and to show Forgiveness, lovingness, and this world we all strive to Embrace...

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21.ALL THINGS are bound harmoniously; this is the real law of gravity that keeps the universe intact.

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"Every breath we take is an opportunity..." a roadside travellor.

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22.NOW AND AGAIN, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the SOURCE OF LIFE. sit comfrotabley and first contemplate and manifest realm of existence. This realm is concerned with eternals, the physical form of things. Then fill your body with ki and sense the manner in which the universe functions~its shape, its color, and its vibrations. Breathe in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and bring the cosmos back inside. Next, breathe up all the fecundity and vibrancy of the earth. Finally, blend the breath of heaven and the breath of earth with that of your own body, becoming the breath of life itself. As you calm down, naturally let yourself settle in the heart of things. Find your center, and fill yourself with LIGHT and heat...

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23.ALL THE PRINCIPLES of heaven and earth are living inside you. LIFE itself is the truth, and this will never change. Everythihng in heaven and heart breathes. Breath is the thread that ties cration together. When the myriad variations in unversal breath can be sensed, the individual techniques of the ART OF PEACE are born.

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DAi (okii), the character for "large, big, great."

looks like a stick figure of a HUman from the neck down...no place for a hat..

means to me to leggo of ego....;)

humbly i join with you...

Rhinocerous Surprise

"There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you cant take part, you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop! And you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!" - Mario Savio

Abookamongstthemany

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

"There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you cant take part, you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop! And you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!" - Mario Savio

Amazing quote! Thank you!

I'm definitely sharing this one

Rhinocerous Surprise

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Amazing quote! Thank you!

I'm definitely sharing this one

Would you believe that I found it through a Fear Factory album?:p

Abookamongstthemany

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

Would you believe that I found it through a Fear Factory album?:p

I've never even heard of them.

Are they well known?

Rhinocerous Surprise

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

I've never even heard of them.

Are they well known?

Um.. probably. But in cyber-death-metal circles more than Pearl Jam circles, I guess.:p I don't even know why I own their album, hehe.

Abookamongstthemany

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

Um.. probably. But in cyber-death-metal circles more than Pearl Jam circles, I guess.:p I don't even know why I own their album, hehe.

well if what you posted was part of their lyrics then there's a good reason to like them.

I don't know too much about metal...I guess the closest would be system of a down.

Rhinocerous Surprise

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

well if what you posted was part of their lyrics then there's a good reason to like them.

I don't know too much about metal...I guess the closest would be system of a down.

Nah, Fear Factory are crap.:p They just sampled a bit of a speech at the start of one of their songs, and I was sad enough to go investigate. Glad you like it.:)

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They just sampled a bit of a speech at the start of one of their songs

romantic as well as poetic, that Speech!!!!

In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

gratefuness.org

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24.YOUR BREATH is the true link to the universe. Ascending breath spirals upward to the right; descending breath spiirals downward to the left. This interaction is the union of fire and water. It is the cosmic sound of A and UN, OM, Alpha, and Omega.

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25. CONSIDERTHE EBB and flow of the tied. When waves come to strike the shore, they crest and fall, creating a sound. Your breath should follow the same pattern, absorbing the entire universe in your belly with each inhalation. Know that we all have acces to four treasures: the energy of the sun and moon, the breath of heaven, the breath of earth, and the ebb and flow of the tide.

Thank you for giving GRACE, DEAR Divine God of OUR Universe...xox

pickupyourwill

"A cheerful heart is good medicine."

~~Proverbs 17:22 NIV

FinsburyParkCarrots

"Que sçais-je?"



Inscription on Montaigne's medal

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pickupyourwill wrote:

"A cheerful heart is good medicine."

~~Proverbs 17:22 NIV

we can all use some soulshine!!!!!

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26. THOSE WHO PRACTICE THE ART OF PEACE must protect the domain of Mother Nature, the divine reflection of creation, and keep it lovely and fresh. Warriorship gives birth to natural beauty. The subtle techniques of a warrior arise as naturally as the appearance of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Warriorship is none other than the vitality that sustains ALL life.

Abookamongstthemany

Republicans have nothing but bad ideas and Democrats have no ideas.
~Lewis Black


The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery.
~Dave Barry

The Democrats and Republicans are the same guy admiring themself in the mirror.
~Kinky Friedman

What we're seeing early on is Democrats rallying around Al Gore, Republicans rallying around George Bush and the difficulty of anybody else to get any room in the race.
~Stuart Rothenberg


You've got the brain-washed, that's the Democrats, and the brain-dead, that's the Republicans!
~Mark Russell


The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.
~Pat Sajak


But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don't like about what Republicans are saying.
~Barney Frank

This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
~Dennis Kucinich

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27. LIFE IS A DIVINE GIFT. The divine is not something outside of us; it is right in our very center, it is our freedom. In our training, we learn the real natiure of life and death. When life is victorious there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warriour is always engaged in an lifeand death struggle for peace.

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Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Republicans have nothing but bad ideas and Democrats have no ideas.
~Lewis Black


The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery.
~Dave Barry

The Democrats and Republicans are the same guy admiring themself in the mirror.
~Kinky Friedman

What we're seeing early on is Democrats rallying around Al Gore, Republicans rallying around George Bush and the difficulty of anybody else to get any room in the race.
~Stuart Rothenberg


You've got the brain-washed, that's the Democrats, and the brain-dead, that's the Republicans!
~Mark Russell


The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.
~Pat Sajak


But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don't like about what Republicans are saying.
~Barney Frank

This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
~Dennis Kucinich

I am beginning to appreciate those, who are conservative as well as liberated thinkers; a better balance BEAM...peace, book, thanks for this thread; it's keeping me alive....and thriving....i love you, dear lady...

TDMize15

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. - Mark Twain

In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination. - Mark Twain

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People are made to be Loved and Things are made to be Used
There is so much confusion in this World because People are being Used and Things are being Loved.

Towsertunes

“Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.”

William F. Buckley Jr.

sweetpotato

"One of the things that I learned in the school yard was: the folks that are talking tough all the time, they’re not always that tough. If you’re really tough, you’re not always looking to try to start a fight. If you’re really tough, sometimes you just walk away. If you’re really tough, you just save it for when you really need it," Obama said.

sweetpotato

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.
~Pat Sajak

what, nothing from vanna white? or did she turn the letters as pat spoke??