Quotes About Origin

Where I come from, from a very different point of view, it's a Labour heartland, it's a trade union heartland, and I'll have a very personal campaign against me there.

My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.

Where you come from does matter -- but not nearly as much as where you are headed.

A tree without roots is just a piece of wood.

The Mandrake is the "Tree of Knowledge" and the burning love ignited by its pleasure is the origin of the human race

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth.

He was not merely a chip off the old block, but the old block itself.

If the Bible is mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust it to tell us where we're going ?

That which is sown is not always begotten; but that which is begotten always is sown.

The very beginning.

The famous peace symbol, it is often forgotten, originally came from the semaphore code for N–D, meaning nuclear disarmament.)

the four noble truths: that there is suffering, that it has an origin, that there is a cessation of suffering, and that there is a path to that cessation.

It is a scientifically proven fact that all scientifically proven facts have originated from original and thereby unproven theories.

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.

For in the country, farm or town, you always know. No one's just there. There's always a source, a why and wherefore.

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

People, the people we really love, where did they come from? What did we do to deserve them?

I love existing in pre big bang conditions.

Every artist is linked to a mistake with which he has a particular intimacy. All art draws its origin from an exceptional fault, each work is the implementation of this original fault, from which comes a risky plenitude and new light.

The central point of the work of art is the work as origin, the point which cannot be reached, yet the only one which is worth reaching.

It's what's known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That's no myth.

Ever since the gods created the world, mortals have been forgetting from where their blessings come.

There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made. —WILLA CATHER, MY ÁNTONIA

Some terrible people could be redeemed if they weren't too far gone. Some kind people could turn hate-filled and cruel. Some liars became the most honest, loyal friends possible. Or not. It really was up to them. Some saw the benefits of empathy and helpfulness, and gained the ecstasy of validation by love. Others, not so much, and just a few more weaponized their pasts. Whatever their origin story, an asshole was an asshole.