#because

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#because #frustration #get #hurt #i

In many parts of this world water is Scarce and precious. People sometimes have to walk A great distance Then carry heavy jugs upon their Heads. Because of our wisdom, we will travel Far for love. All movement is a sign of Thirst. Most speaking really says "I am hungry to know you." Every desire of your body is holy; Every desire of your body is Holy. Dear one, Why wait until you are dying To discover that divine Truth? ↗

— حافظ

#love

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music. ↗

— Marcel Marceau

#combine #done #full #music #silence

I spent six years in Bible study because I needed to get grounded. People really need to spend time in the Bible getting to know the God they claim to love. ↗

— Willie Aames

#bible #claim #get #getting #god

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now. ↗

— Willie Aames

#celebrity #just #just because #mean #now

You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your own bread, simply because you know that if you were to attempt all these things they would all be more or less ill done. ↗

— Felix Adler

#bake #because #bread #build #done

Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#balance #because #commitment #different #dull

Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#casting #central #out #reporters #television

We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we were Americans, and we would succeed at it because we were Americans. ↗

— Neil Sheehan

#good #right #simply #succeed #thought

If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#ballot #ballot box #because #box #elected