| "We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own." »Ben Sweetland |
| "Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." »George Bernard Shaw |
| "Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace." »John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| "We've got a generation now who were born with semiequality. They don't know how it was before, so they think, this isn't too bad. We're working. We have our attache' cases and our three piece suits. I get very disgusted with the younger generation of women. We had a torch to pass, and they are just sitting there. They don't realize it can be taken away. Things are going to have to get worse before they join in fighting the battle." »Erma Bombeck |
| "Silence is more musical than any song." »Christina G. Rossetti |
| "In summer, the song sings itself." »William Carlos Williams |
| "Those who wish to sing always find a song." »Swedish Proverb |
| "Whose bread I eat his song I sing." »German proverb |
| "In the depth of my soul there is a wordless song." »Kahlil Gibran |
| "A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." »Chinese Proverb |
| "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten how it goes." »Unknown |
| "As a song-writer, I write from the heart, soul and mind, not from lies." »Alishia May |
| "When asked about his favorite song, I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it." »John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." »J. R. R. Tolkien |
| "Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today, at home and around the world" »John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." »Johann von Goethe |
| "Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania." »Dorothy Parker |
| "My life has been one great big joke A dance that's walked A song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke When I think about myself." »Maya Angelou |
| "Think, In mounting higher, The angels would press on us, and aspire To drop some golden orb of perfect song Into our deep, dear silence." »Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
| "When the mind is possessed of reality, it feels tranquil and joyous even without music or song, and it produces a pure fragrance even without incense or tea." »Hung Tzu-ch'eng |
| "You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind." »Homer |
| "It is natural for a man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut out eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms into beasts." »Patrick Henry |
| "A book is a story for the mind. A song is a story for the soul." »Eric Pio |
| "Just being happy helps other souls along Their burdens may be heavy and they not strong And your own sky will lighten, If other skies you brighten, by just being happy with a heart full of song." »Ripley D. Saunders |
| "Whatever meaning 'Annie's song' had for me on a personal level, there was also a larger context. It could just as easily have been about love for a brother. Or a father. Or a friend. It could just as easily have been a prayer." »John Denver |
| "The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung." »Phillips Brooks |
| "Listen, can you hear it Spring's sweet cantata. The strains of grass pushing through the snow. The song of buds swelling on the vine. The tender timpani of a baby robin's heart. Spring." »Andrew Schneider |
| "Draw a crazy picture,Write a nutty poem,Sing a mumble-gumble song,Whistle through your comb.Do a loony-goony dance'Cross the kitchen floor,Put something silly in the worldThat ain't been there before." »Shel Silverstein |
| "Life Is A Challenge - Meet It Life Is A song - Sing It Life Is A Dream - Realize It Life Is A Game - Play It Life Is Love - Enjoy It" »Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba |
| "It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while is the one who can smile, When everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is troubled, And it always comes with the years. And the smiles that is worth the praises of earth Is the smile that shines through tears." »Ella Wheeler Wilcox |
| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
