“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Howard University holds something called "Heart's Day," an all day ceremony in which a writer is honored. I was the recipient of… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I got the letter about becoming a Sir in 2000, the same year that Pauline asked me if we could finally get… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
You find this watered-down enlightenment sold in mass quantity at yoga studios, high-priced shamanism retreats, DJ-fueled Ecstatic Dance parties, ayahuasca ceremonies, and… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
Maybe we should go on lots of double dates,” Cath said, “and then we can get married on the same day in… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
I think it is very important to know that we are going to die. Now we refuse the fact of dying. There… — Christian Boltanski Copy Share Image
The great achievement of Zen Buddhism, and all of its cultural expressions in painting or the tea ceremony or rock gardens, is… — Diego Cortez Copy Share Image
DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Whenever you're in a natural system and you're making sound, you are putting yourself at risk. As you go up the evolutionary… — Gordon Hempton Copy Share Image
The natives of British Columbia live largely upon the fish which abound in their seas and rivers. If the fish do not… — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
No man complains of his neighbor for ill management of his affairs, for an error in sowing his land, or marrying his… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Ceremony is-really a protection, too, in times of emotional involvement, particularly at death. If we have a social formula to guide us… — Amy Vanderbilt Copy Share Image
I don't have any complaints about homosexuals being married in a civil ceremony. But I don't think that the government ought to… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
The good ending dismisses us with a touch of ceremony and throws a backward light of significance over the story just read.… — John Updike Copy Share Image
If the gospel of Jesus Christ is not at the center of a wedding ceremony, it is likely not going to be… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Life in the world... was nothing more than a system of atavistic contracts, banal ceremonies, preordained words, with which people entertained each… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Many people conceive of religion as something apart from everyday affairs of the world. They think of it in terms of ceremony… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
If a woman knows a man to be a libertine, yet will, without scruple, give him her company, he will think half… — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
I come from a very illustrious line of divorces. We love to get divorced in my family. My mother and father have… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
Surrounded and absorbed, we tread like Etruscans on the edge of useless law; we pray to the giver of prayer, we give… — Elizabeth Cook-Lynn Copy Share Image
I think one of the greatest gigs I played, and we've had many, but to play the opening ceremony at - at… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
Marriage commissioners who choose not to marry homosexuals are being fired. A Knights of Columbus chapter in British Columbia is in court… — Stockwell Day Copy Share Image
Singing at the Opening Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics in 2000 was amazing and, probably the highlight of this decade is the… — Olivia Newton-John Copy Share Image
Over the weekend, former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Rebecca Carter married each other during a huge ceremony in Houston. The happy… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent,… — Maria Monk Copy Share Image
“Clan custom and law held that it was the public declaration of intent and then living together that made a handfasting; the… — S.M. Stirling Copy Share Image
Five days after the Tsarnaev brothers blew up Boston's most sacred event, and just 24 hours after one brother was killed and… — Bill Simmons Copy Share Image
In Ethiopia, food is often looked at through a strong spiritual lens, stronger than anywhere else I know. It's the focal point… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
The day I won an Emmy was also the day my father passed away. I received a call from my sister on… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Copy Share Image
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again… — Iris Chang Copy Share Image
Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when… — R. Lee Ermey Copy Share Image
We should never stand upon ceremony with sincerity. We should never cheat and insult and banish one another by our meanness, if… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay It useth an enforced ceremony. There are no tricks in plain and… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The religion of the Bible is the best in the world. I see the infinite value of religion. Let it be always… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
I guess you heard about this; the U.S. Olympic Committee is coming under fire after it was revealed that the uniforms for… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
On a certain day, month and year one should observe the ceremony of tree-planting. Thus, one fulfils one's responsibilities, serves one's fellow-beings… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies… — Bronislaw Malinowski Copy Share Image
When I breath no more I don't want an elaborated ceremony for my death. I just want my families and the poor… — Usman Ismaheel Copy Share Image
