On the Beach
Song lyrics, On the Beach (1974)
“Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.”
James A. Garfield (1831–1881) American politician, 20th President of the United States (in office in 1881)
Speech in the House of Representatives (June 1874), in The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield (1881) by E. E. Brown, p. 437 http://books.google.com/books?id=vCAFAAAAYAAJ <br class="br">1870s
Elton John (1947) English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
Sad Songs
Song lyrics, Breaking Hearts (1984)
Sarah Zettel (1966) American writer
Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 7 (p. 97)
T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) 20th century English author
Ash-Wednesday (1930)
Context: Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)
Why should I mourn
The vanished power of the usual reign?
“Hey
don't lock and turn away, lose your life today and follow me into the alleyway.”
Pete Yorn (1974) American musician
Song lyrics
“There isn't so much love in the world that you can turn it away when it's offered.”
Robert Crais (1953) Novelist, screenwriter
“Hope I die before I turn into Pete Townshend.”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
As quoted in BAM (1992-01-10).
Interviews (1989-1994), Print
“I suppose I should hope that it turns out fine.”
William Fitzsimmons (1978) American musician
Until When We Are Ghosts (2006), Funeral Dress
Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer
Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)
Source: Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Context: You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self.
Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them.
