Pastoral Resources

And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature; and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do.

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.

The industry does have some influence on who gets other awards. With the Mercury Prize, they don't. Jon comes from the business, but his heart is still very much in the music. Currently, we have about 12 major names that have said they want to be a part of MUDDA.

Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead.

When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place.

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.

This work is a torture on the rump but a joy to the heart.

In an attempt to amuse my friends and family, I would do impressions of Dean Martin, singing Everybody Loves Somebody. I secretly really enjoyed singing the song.

Around 5th and 6th grade I thought Dean Martin was the coolest guy in the world; he was a great singer, had his own television show and acted in movies.

All religions have periods in their history which are looked back to with retrospective fear and trembling as eras of persecution, and each religion has its own book of martyrs.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.