#oasis

It's like anything. It's like you're an actor, or a painter, or a writer. You've always got to entertain yourself first before you can even consider entertaining other people. Because if it doesn't excite you, it's never gonna excite anybody. ↗

— Noel Gallagher

#music #noel-gallagher #oasis #art

In the desert, the only god is a well. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#desert #desolation #faith #fountain #god

I thought if Oasis could get away with sounding like The Beatles, I could get away with sounding like Abba. ↗

— Pete Waterman

#away #beatles #could #get #i

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#country #desert #first #oasis #parasite

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy. ↗

— Julia Ward Howe

#desert #happy #larger #loving #oasis

American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#america #american #among #bond #democracy

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#early #early stages #insomnia #oasis #refuge

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis. ↗

— Brian May

#beatles #close #comes #i #including

Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling. ↗

— River Phoenix

#fulfilling #head #music #oasis #personal

People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#american life #because #cases #court #court cases