The Indian danced on alone. The crowd clapped up the beat. The Indian danced with a chair. The crowd went crazy. The band faded. The crowd cheered. The Indian held up his hands for silence as if to make a speech. Looking at the band and then the crowd, the Indian said, "Well, what're you waiting for? Let's DANCE.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES It is so torturous to be in the crowd not only because the voice there is usually loud, but also oft... ANUJ SOMANY (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone.... SUZANNE COLLINS When a human being dies, there is a bridge they must cross to enter into Heaven. At the head of the ... AN INDIAN LEGEND Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become. DR. SEUSS And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually. JIMI HENDRIX In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla, JOHN GREEN For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece tha... THE WEEKND I'm the most boring person to talk to. THE WEEKND Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order. THE TALMUD He who promises runs in debt. THE TALMUD For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude. THE WEEKND Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not ... THE BIBLE Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men. THE TALMUD Who is wise? One who learns from all. THE TALMUD The end result of wisdom is... good deeds. THE TALMUD Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and tha... THE EDGE Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes. THE TALMUD No labor, however humble, is dishonoring. THE TALMUD If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle. THE TALMUD Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow. THE TALMUD This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. THE TALMUD Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving proc... THE KORAN When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. THE TALMUD This is the sum of all -- righteousness. In causing pleasure or in giving pain, in doing good or inj... THE MAHABHARTA The sun will set without thy assistance. THE TALMUD A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed... THE TALMUD Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet. THE TALMUD Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more... THE TALMUD Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies. THE TALMUD The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it. THE TALMUD A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished. THE TALMUD To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong THE TALMUD Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while goo... THE TALMUD Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among
foxes. THE TALMUD The doctrines of religion are resolved into carefulness;
carefulness into vigorousness; vigorousnes... THE TALMUD Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scriptur... THE TALMUD Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end. THE TALMUD A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. THE BIBLE Know Ye not ... that the spirit of God dwelleth within you? THE BIBLE If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you. THE BIBLE Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ru... THE BIBLE Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise ma... THE BIBLE A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. THE BIBLE Strength and honor are her clothing: and she shall rejoice in time to come. THE BIBLE And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom... THE BIBLE And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way, a... THE BIBLE But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are ... THE BIBLE Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. THE BIBLE A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. THE BIBLE Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! THE BIBLE Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of... THE BIBLE When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall pre... THE BIBLE For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their... THE BIBLE The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. Wisdom is... THE BIBLE So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou cri... THE BIBLE Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. THE BIBLE Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. THE BIBLE A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. THE BIBLE There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged... THE BIBLE And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great te... THE BIBLE Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see t... THE BIBLE He who works his land will have abundant food. THE BIBLE God helps those who persevere. THE KORAN Live well. It is the greatest revenge. THE TALMUD And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords... THE BIBLE The highest form of wisdom is kindness THE TALMUD The burden is equal to the horse's strength. THE TALMUD Be eager to fulfill the smallest duty and flee from transgression for one duty includes another and ... THE TALMUD Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion. THE TALMUD Sheep follow sheep. THE TALMUD Live well. It is the greatest revenge. THE TALMUD When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonica... THE WEEKND This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make u... THE MENTOR For an Ethiopian mother, if you have a chubby kid, it means you're doing something good. THE WEEKND The Joker that Christopher Nolan created in 'The Dark Knight' had the scar across his mouth,... THE WEEKND 'Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't le... THE WEEKND The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It... THE EDGE It wasn’t that everything was going my way, but I began to believe that the way it was going was p... THE HIPPIE Take that rage, put it on a page, take the page to the stage, blow the roof off the place. THE SCRIPT It was strange that in some sort of Jeffrey Dahmer meets Ghandi way I was able to love myself f... THE HIPPIE I don't think I'd ever apologise for music I make, no. THE WEEKND My closet is like Bart Simpson's. THE WEEKND I knew the second I finished the first record - 'House Of Balloons' - and had all this mater... THE WEEKND Prince turned experimental music into pop music. 'When Doves Cry,' the whole 'Purple Rai... THE WEEKND 'House of Balloons' was special because I had no deadlines, and nobody knew me, so there wer... THE WEEKND Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends. THE TALMUD Policeman says, "Son you can't stay here" I said, "There's someone I'm waiting for if it's a da... THE SCRIPT All religions, in their pure form, will tell you God is Love. And power, fear, division, judgment, o... THE TRUTH 'Kiss Land' wasn't about what people wanted to hear on the radio. It was the state of mi... THE WEEKND The caterpillar turns to liquid before turning into a butterfly. Liquid. Thus washing away any speck... THE HIPPIE Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good ... THE TALMUD He who carries out one good deed acquires one advocate in his own behalf, and he who commits one tra... THE TALMUD Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. THE DHAMMAPADA She's leaving home after living alone for so many years. THE BEATLES How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happe... THE TALMUD You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think THE TALMUD If one speaks or acts with a cruel mind, misery follows, as the cart follows the horse... If one spe... THE DHAMMAPADA
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