Ed Martin Quotes

I still do live concerts all over the country - about four a month - with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I'll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.

Reengineering eliminates work, not jobs or people.

The tradition of the camp fire faces that of the pyramid.

Feeling one "has"; love occurs.

We're no longer bored - in fact we're petrified of being alone with ourselves getting bored. Yet boredom is the foundation for creativity - an asset slowly disappearing from our world.

We have to fight for something. It has to cost us. Our lives, our faith, have to cost us something; otherwise we're left to question its value.

We may listen to our inner self-and still not know which ocean we hear roaring.

For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.

You should carefully observe the way toward which your heart draws you, then choose this way with all your strength.

Howard Hughes was this visionary who was obsessed with speed and flying like a god... I loved his idea of what filmmaking was.

Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father's heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.

It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure.

The most important thing is, how can I move forward towards something that I can't articulate, that is new in storytelling with moving images and sound?

I can only think of so many good ideas in a week. Having other people contribute makes my life easier.

No one is free until we are all free.

Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing. Being a father feels amazing. This has been the most spiritual moment in my life.

Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're born with. But sexuality is something I leave for my own mirror.

While traveling our separated roads through life, we are also either road signs or potholes on the roads of others.

If you say in advance there is going to be a main candidate and then that doesn't count later, then that's going to be a highly problematic occurrence in a democracy.

My worry is that Donald Trump may inspire copycats, also in Europe. That's why I hope Hillary Clinton wins.

A straw enables you to drink without using your wrist. A straw is your friend - until you lose eye contact with the straw. Then it will betray you and make you look like an idiot.

Here I stand; I can do no other.

We find no rest for our weary bones unless we cling to the word of grace.

God is a luxury I can't afford.

You should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care.

I always treat each take as a rehearsal for the next take. That way you can find stuff and keep adding and playing until they tell me to stop

I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

We must have the faith that things will work out somehow, that God will make a way for us when there seems no way.

I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.

In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.

I think statues are great; they show what great people would look like if a bird sh*t all over them.

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.

My mind says one thing, but my body says another. Thanks a lot, Indian food and beer.

What was Aristotle’s life?’ Well, the answer lay in a single sentence: ‘He was born, he thought, he died.’ And all the rest is pure anecdote.

Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.

We stand in life at midnight; we are always at the threshold of a new dawn.

... you're nuts but you're welcome here.

Faith is a free surrenderand a joyous wager on the unseen, unknown, untested goodness of God.

Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history.

To make even fewer friends try talking about politics as much as you talk about yourself.

Our purpose is to lean against the winds of deflation or inflation, whichever way they are blowing.

And for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.

Against the flying ball no valor avails.

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.

Without God, all of our efforts turn to ashes and our sunrise into the darkest of nights.

The wildlings seemed to think Ygritte a great beauty because of her hair; red hair was rare among the free folk, and those who had it were said to be kissed by fire, which was supposed to be lucky.

You know, my friends, there comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression.

We are nothing with all our gifts be they ever so great, except God assist us.

Returning hate, adding deeper darkness to a night that is already void of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.