A Parliament of Quotes

“I… a universe of atoms… an atom in the universe,” the Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman wrote in his lovely prose poem about evolution... more

For over thirty years Fiona Ritchie has been hosting her wonderful public radio show, "The Thistle and Shamrock". Her love for celtic music has taken her all over the world... more

"Just like Indigenous thought the world over, which having no priority for human success, knows that humans are here to give the juice of their unique beauty and grief to cause the Holy in Nature to succeed. . ." more

“The mind I love must have wild places, more

"Sometimes, instead of praying, I find myself thinking about praying; evaluating how I’m praying, figuring out what is proper or most effective." more

“No one deserves to live in a world built upon the degradation of human beings, forests, waters, and the rest of our living planet.” more

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately... more

“That prayer has great power which a person makes with all his might. It makes a sour heart sweet, a sad heart merry, a poor heart rich, a foolish heart wise, a timid heart brave, a sick heart well, a blind heart full of sight, a cold heart ardent... more

The good qualities in our soul are most successfully and forcefully awakened by the power of art. more

“There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and overwork. The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence.” more