Generations Quote by John Conyers

But I really want to be an artist, so therefore I have to live a little bit like a monk.

— John Lone

“The desire of monks and mystics is not unlike that of artists: to perceive the extraordinary within the ordinary by changing not the world…

— Jane Hirshfield

[Thelonious] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with the band,…

— Ray Brown

“The desire of monks and mystics is not unlike that of artists: to perceive the extraordinary within the ordinary by changing not the world…

— Jane Hirshfield

I am simply just one monk. That's all.

— Dalai Lama

One very important thing I learned from Monk was his complete dedication to music. That was his reason for being alive. Nothing else mattered…

— Sonny Rollins

The most significant thing about the Monkees as a pop phenomenon is that we were the only TV show about young adults that did…

— Peter Tork

If you want to be great in what you're doing, you really need to limit yourself, so I consider my life as the life…

— Oleksandr Usyk

“Monks and writers lead very similar lives. We spend our best time in retreat from the world, anxious to make something of our rich…

— Rougeau a Benedictine Monk

On the whole, monks do not become famous - and that is a good thing - but monasteries do - and that is an…

— Basil Hume

At first I didn't understand what [Thelonious Monk] was doing, but I went back again, and what I can say about Monk is that…

— Randy Weston

When a monk goes away from the world, he goes fighting with it. it is not a relaxed going. His whole being is pulled…

— Rajneesh