"What we are is God's gift to us, what we become is our gift to God." — Eleanor Powell, American actress, born 1912
"Let people chant the Hare Krsna mantra constantly. Then their demoniac tendencies will be killed, and they will become first-class devotees, happy in this life and in the next." — Swami Prabhupada, Founder of ISKON, born 1896
"There is a word Kristos in the Greek dictionary, and this word is supposed to be borrowed from the Sanskrit word "Krishna," and Christ is derived from Kristos." — Swami Prabhupada, Founder of ISKON, born 1896
"A tree full of ripened fruits bows down naturally, because of the weight of the fruits and its willingness to make its fruits accessible to others." — Swami Prabhupada, Founder of ISKON, born 1896
"No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." — Terry Pratchett, English author, born 1948
"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this." — Terry Pratchett, English author, born 1948
"Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind." — Terry Pratchett, English author, born 1948
"We have been so successful in the past century at the art of living longer and staying alive that we have forgotten how to die." — Terry Pratchett, English author, born 1948
"Mantras are passwords that transform the mundane into the sacred." — Deva Premal, German musician, born 1970
"Without the silence that follows the chants, you get only half the story." — Deva Premal, German musician, born 1970
"You can't sing with a closed heart. You just can't do it. And if you try, as soon as you start singing, your heart just naturally opens more and more." — Deva Premal, German musician, born 1970
"I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way." — Elvis Presley, American musician, born 1935
"I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes." — Elvis Presley, American musician, born 1935