Van Morrison (1945) Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
A New Kind of Man
Song lyrics, A Sense of Wonder (1985)
Source: Thanks for the Memories
Van Morrison (1945) Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
A New Kind of Man
Song lyrics, A Sense of Wonder (1985)
Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) Chilean poet
Source: Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada; Cien sonetos de amor
Lawrence Lessig book Free Culture
Free Culture (2004)
Context: The law should regulate in certain areas of culture — but it should regulate culture only where that regulation does good. Yet lawyers rarely test their power, or the power they promote, against this simple pragmatic question: "Will it do good?" When challenged about the expanding reach of the law, the lawyer answers, "Why not?"
We should ask, "Why?" Show me why your regulation of culture is needed. Show me how it does good. And until you can show me both, keep your lawyers away.
Thomas Harris (1940) American author and screenwriter
Hannibal Lecter’s Creator Cooks Up Something New (No Fava Beans or Chianti) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/books/thomas-harris-new-book.html (May 18, 2019)
Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
Source: Magic Strikes
Aron Ra (1962) Aron Ra is an atheist activist and the host of the Ra-Men Podcast
Patheos, A Letter to a Certain Christian http://www.patheos.com/blogs/reasonadvocates/2013/10/12/a-letter-to-a-certain-christian/ (October 12, 2013)
Patricia de Lille (1951) Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Source: On 30 August 2018, De Lille spoke to 130 residents of a women's shelter in Cape Town. As quoted by Dave Chambers in Like you‚ I will survive‚ De Lille tells abused women https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-08-30-like-you-i-will-survive-de-lille-tells-abused-women/. TimesLIVE, (30 August 2018)
“Have you ever wondered what your subconscious mind looks like? Well today, I can show you.”
David Icke (1952) English writer and public speaker
Source: You want to change your life? Then change the way you think! in Bridge of love magazine
“So shut your Bibles up and show me how
The Christ you talk about
Is living now.”
Sydney Carter (1915–2004) British musician and poet
"Present Tense"
Context: Your holy hearsay is not evidence.
Give me the good news in the present tense.
What happened nineteen hundred years ago
May not have happened.
How am I to know?
So shut your Bibles up and show me how
The Christ you talk about
Is living now.