Swami Sarvagatananda 1913-2009 ~ Aillene Bullock aka Tina Turner 1939- ...Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter ~ Nina Simone 1933-2003

It is not your belief, but your behavior that counts.
It is not your faith, but your function that counts.
And it is not your convictions, but your character that counts.

Ivan Panin 1855-1942 ~ Bryan Ferry 1945- ...Don't Stop The Dance ~ Masha Qrella

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

Ancient Hasidic Master ~ Carmichael & Mercer (Hoagy 1899-1981 & Johnny 1909-1976) ...Skylark ~ Aretha Franklin 1942-

When you walk across the fields with your mind pure and holy,
then from all the stones, and all the growing things, and all the animals,
the sparks of their soul come out and cling to you,
and then they are purified and become a holy fire in you.

Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 ~ Dolly Parton 1946- ...Wildflowers ~ Little Roy And Lizzy

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has
been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed
there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

St John Of The Cross 1542-1591 ~ Townes Van Zandt 1944-1997...Waiting Around To Die

And I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the
Kingdom of Heaven and the name of that river was suffering and I saw
the boat which carries souls across the river and name of that boat was love.

Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 ~ Lee Hazlewood 1929-2007 ...These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

What lies behind us and what lies before of us are tiny matters compared to what lies
within us.

William Hodding Carter, Jr 1907-1972 ~ Eden Ahbez 1908-1995... Nature Boy - Jamie Cullam 1979-

There are only two lasting bequests we can leave to our children.
One is roots. The other is wings.