Monk Quotes

225 Monk quotes by 163 unique authors

In my 20s, I was a monk. I was obsessed with theatre, not being famous, not with television. I was 20 years on the stage… — Saul Rubinek
To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing… — Nhat Hanh
When I became a novice monk, I lived in a temple where the atmosphere was quite like in a family. The abbot is like a… — Nhat Hanh
I spent my childhood clad in 1970s hand-me-downs, primarily from male cousins, which mainly consisted of a selection of beige, brown and orange dungarees. That,… — Miranda Hart
I am a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less. — Dalai Lama
I should have been a Trappist monk. — David Blunkett
I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around… — Kabir Bedi
He was seriously thinking of becoming a monk. He thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument, but my instrument… — Mimi Rogers
The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk. It… — Steve Lacy
When I heard Monk in person in 1955, he was playing with a quartet in a small club. The place was full of musicians, but… — Steve Lacy
I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was a… — Chick Corea
I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on. — Unknown Author
When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll… — Pablo Picasso
Firstly, there is no such person as Death. Second, Death's this tall guy with a bone face, like a skeletal monk, with a scythe and… — Neil Gaiman
The cowl does not make the monk — Proverb
It is easy to become a monk in one's old age. — Ethiopian Proverb
I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was… — Igor Stravinsky
Her aggressive personality could sell garbage, spin scandal and charm a monk with grace. — Unknown Author
Problems may hit you like HAYWARD 5000 but you must take it as a ROYAL CHALLENGE.Otherwise people will call you an OLD MONK and stick… — Athar Azeem
The first jazz pianist I heard was Thelonious Monk. My father was listening to an album of his called 'Monk's Dream' almost every day from… — Benny Green
I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete. — Steve Lacy
I am a simple Buddhist monk. — Dalai Lama
Monk on the hunt for machine gun foes I keeps you open like a slug from the shotgun punk. Double-barrel, yeah Meth bring it to… — Jackie Mittoo
If you're a young, single actor, you're an easy target...But I'm single, I've always been single, and I'm not a monk. So take your shots. — David Duchovny
A monk ther was, a fair for the maistrie, An outridere, that lovede venerie, A manly man, to been an abbot able. — Geoffrey Chaucer

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