“If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?”
Source: A Brief History of Time
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“All thoughts that mould the age begin
Deep down within the primitive soul.”
James Russell Lowell
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An Incident in a Railroad Car
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The love of beauty.
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Bob Marley
(1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“Don't gain the world and lose your soul
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Bob Marley
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Zion Train
Uprising (1979)
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Bob Marley
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“Ev'rything's gonna be alright
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Bob Marley
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Disputed, No Woman, No Cry, from the album Natty Dread (1974)
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
Bob Marley
(1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Variant: One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
“Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.”
Bob Marley
(1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Song lyrics
Context: Life is one big road with lots of signs,
So when you riding through the ruts,
Don't you complicate your mind
Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy
Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality
"Wake Up and Live!” on Survival (1979)
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Bob Marley
(1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
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Variant: The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
“You can fool some people some times but you cant fool all the people all the time”
Bob Marley
(1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
