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“Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.”
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“The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If a mountain is a deity, not a pile of ore; if a river is one of the veins of the land, not potential irrigation water; if a forest is a sacred grove, not timber; if other species are biological kin, not resources; or if the planet is our mother, not an opportunity -- then we will treat each other with greater respect. Thus is the challenge, to look at the world from a different perspective.”
Source : "Why land rights for indigenous peoples could be the answer to climate change" by Bruce Parry, www.theguardian.com. November 29, 2016.
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“One of life's quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly becoming the author of something beautiful even if it is only a floating ash.”
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“I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.”
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“One does not play Bach without having done scales. But neither does one play a scale merely for the sake of the scale.”
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“What if I'm an angel without wings to take me home?”
Source : Song: Epilogue: What If, 2007
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“You can rebel against everything adults say. When I want to find out what the new music is, I find out what parents hate.”
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“How lucky I've been to live in such beautiful places and able to make them as I dreamed. I've been lucky. I've adored my houses more than my friends (or husbands).”
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“I'm interested in the landscape of the face, the way in which light and shadow fall across the forms. That's really my subject matter.”
Source : "Kate portrait: First painting gets mixed reviews". www.bbc.com. January 11, 2013.
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“Football is a game of tomorrows.”