“If you have an ancestor who is a Benedictine monk, we would rather not know it.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
The earth doesn't belong to anyone. It is the land upon which all of us are to live for many years, ploughing,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
As belief shrinks from the world, it is more necessary than ever that someone believe. Wild-eyed men in caves. Nuns in black.… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Just the service aspect of running a nonprofit is so gratifying because it takes the attention off yourself. I'm not an acting… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
One Mongolian leader became a very, very brutal dictator and eventually became a murderer. Previously, he was a monk, and then he… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him.… — Ted King Copy Share Image
In the desert, an old monk had once advised a traveler, the voices of God and the Devil are scarcely distinguishable. — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
When a monk goes away from the world, he goes fighting with it. it is not a relaxed going. His whole being… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a monk at some time in my life, or a priest, so there was a kind of reflex… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
I've withdrawn many times. Part of me is a monk, and part a performing flea! The fear in the music business is… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
For us who live in cities Nature is not natural. Nature is supernatural. Just as monks watched and strove to get a… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I'm trying to use people like Meredith Monk and Philip Glass and Terry Riley as the backing tracks for new pop songs.… — Autre Ne Veut Copy Share Image
I intended to portray the joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure of our lives through four seasons and through the life of a… — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
Monks, when ignorance is abandoned, and knowledge arises in the monk, with the ending of ignorance and the arising of knowledge he… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Women were the reason I became a monk - and, ah, the reason I switched back. — Chris Avellone Copy Share Image
I've always thought a good whodunnit needed vampires, monks, and gods. P.G. Holyfield has created an engaging world that both fantasy and… — Mur Lafferty Copy Share Image
That was my childhood. I grew up with the monks, studying Sanskrit and meditating for hours in the morning and hours in… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
There is a basic problem that a lot of Western monks and nuns become ordained without really understanding or appreciating what the… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
[Winning the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition]definitely opened some doors. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
[Thich Nhat Hanh] the one that revolutionized Buddhism. Instead of being monks just engaged in meditation, it was active Buddhism. You went… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“...the monk beat me to break my spirit, incensed I knew Acquinas - angry, I knew his riddle - beauty is what… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
If you cry ''Forward'' you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Obedience is necessary not only for monks, but for all people. Even the Lord was obedient. The proud and self-regarding do not… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
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