Sting
room books stories located connoiseur
“For to sit in a room full of books, and remember the stories they told you, and to know precisely where each one is located and what was happening in your life at time or where you were when you first read it is the languid and distilled pleasure of the connoisseur.”
― Sting
voice reason faith curse
“Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own curse."
― Sting
humans right survive planet species die attitude divine right
“Humans make the mistake of believing that it is their right to survive. Species die out on this planet all the time without anyone noticing. The planet will still be there, and we must lose this attitude of divine right, that something will save us...”
― Sting
men crazy congregation better one by one
“Men go crazy in congregation. They only get better one by one.”
― Sting
monopoly common sense biology ideology russian love child war
“There is no monopoly of common sense
On either side of the political fence
We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too
[...]
There's no such thing as a winnable war
It's a lie we don't believe anymore ..."
― Sting
yourself true who what are people like great problem
“You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.”
― Sting
solace prison past security human system emotion nowhere
“If we seek solace in the prisons of the distant past
Security in human systems we're told will always always last
Emotions are the sail and blind faith is the mast
Without the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere fast."
songs built faulty memory free fantasy
“Songs are built by whimsy, faulty memory, and free association.”
― Sting
so-called leaders speak words jail meek rhetoric failure
“Our so-called leaders speak
With words they try to jail you
The subjugate the meek
But it's the rhetoric of failure”
― Sting
every day brand new
“Every day is a brand new day!”
― Sting
yogamusic end
"Yoga is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it."
― Sting
people risk enemy fortune
"A lot of people approach risk as if it's the enemy when it's really fortune's accomplice."
― Sting
happiness reason meaning pursuit learn evolve knowledge
"I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human."
― Sting
money important none
"Money's only important when you don't have any."
― Sting
miracle science blessing curse
"I never saw no miracle of science that did not go from a blessing to a curse."
― Sting
politician game show host
"Our politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me."
― Sting
military solution worse
"I never saw no military solution that didn't always end up as something worse"
― Sting
rhytm log walks melody walking
"I find that the rhythm of going on long walks will suggest melodies."
― Sting