
“The stars are yours, if you have the head, the hands, and the heart for them.”
Introduction
R Is for Rocket (1962)
A Man From Lebanon: Nineteen Centuries Afterward
Jesus, The Son of Man (1928)
Context: Master, Master Poet,
Master of our silent desires,
The heart of the world quivers with the throbbing of your heart,
But it burns not with your song.
The world sits listening to your voice in tranquil delight,
But it rises not from its seat
To scale the ridges of your hills.
Man would dream your dream but he would not wake to your dawn
Which is his greater dream.
He would see with your vision,
But he would not drag his heavy feet to your throne.
Yet many have been enthroned in your name
And mitred with your power,
And have turned your golden visit
Into crowns for their head and sceptres for their hand.
“The stars are yours, if you have the head, the hands, and the heart for them.”
Introduction
R Is for Rocket (1962)
As quoted in "Life of Eugene V. Debs" by Stephen Marion Reynolds, in Debs : His Life, Writings and Speeches (1908) edited by Bruce Rogers and Stephen Marion Reynolds, p. 71
Context: I am not a Labor Leader; I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of this capitalist wilderness, you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, some one else would lead you out. You must use your heads as well as your hands, and get yourself out of your present condition; as it is now the capitalists use your heads and your hands.
The Golden Speech (1601)
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
“It's all in your head — you just have no idea how big your head is.”
Source: The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford (2001), Chapter 8
“If your head explodes can I have your stuff?”
Source: Magic Breaks