Our ape-like and arboreal ancestors entered upon the first of many short cuts. To crack a marrow-bone with a rock was the act which fathered the tool, and between the cracking of a marrow-bone and the riding down town in an automobile lies only a difference of degree.
Say planet rock, it's a sure shot.
Libraries rock! Not a sermon, just a fact. As a kid I was a library rat and books changed my life. They can change yours.
Pure earth does not petrify, because the predominance of dryness over [i. e. in] the earth endows it not with coherence but rather with crumbliness. In general, stone is formed in two ways only (a) through the hardening of clay, and (b) by the congelation [of waters].
My whole view of music completely flipped over on its head. I grew up listening to punk rock, SST. I liked people that were making music that weren't necessarily very good at their instruments, it was more about the ideas they had than how well they could play and sing.
He waited while Gilan and Will moved the cloaks experimentally, eyeing each other and studying the unusual colors, seeing how they would blend into the landscape of rock and desert that surrounded Al Shabah. All right, ladies," he said, "if you're finished with the fashion show, let's go meet the Wakir.
For me, the most relevant factor in my ability to perform well on the rock has to do with my love of climbing. After nearly thirty years of climbing, I still love to do it whenever possible!
People ask me, what was your rock bottom? I say, pick.
The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?. . . We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. . . I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things I've been through are serious. . . The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music.
T-shirt and jeans style now is where I'm at. Maybe a little rock 'n' roll T-shirt and jeans.
Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is easy. True christianity…that's rebellion.
Why there aren't people out there willing to have fun playing rock 'n' roll. I just don't get it.
As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.
I'm not a rock star, I'm a rock bright-light.
The skin of the coward changes color all the time, he can't get a grip on himself, he can't sit still, he squats and rocks, shifting his weight from foot to foot, his heart racing, pounding inside the fellow's ribs, his teeth chattering. He dreads some grisly death. But the skin of a brave soldier never blanches. He's all control. Tense but no great fear.
I don't like throwing myself in a place that's going to rock my world.
The guy who could be me, but he knows when to draw the line, is John Cena. John Cena can rock 'n' roll, let me tell you.
When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person To have it all come out right, to surprise yourself at how together you could be. When was the last time you ever met someone who made you want to give it all to them I mean give yourself to them. Where you couldn't express yourself enough - like you wanted to cut off one of your arms to be understood. That's it - you would cut your head off to have someone understand you. You know how pointless that one is. You know how many times you've smashed yourself to bits on the rocks.
To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it.
There's an edge to real rock 'n' roll. It's all that matters.