Sting Quotes

Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own curse.)

~ Sting

You could say I lost my faith in science and progressYou could say I lost my belief in the holy ChurchYou could say I lost my sense of directionYou could say all of this and worse, ...Some would say I was a lost man in a lost worldYou could say I lost my faith in the people on TVYou could say I'd lost my belief in our politiciansThey all seemed like game show hosts to me...I never saw no miracle of scienceThat didn't go from a blessing to a curseI never saw no military solutionThat didn't always end up as something worse--Excerpts from If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

~ Sting

If we seek solace in the prisons of the distant pastSecurity in human systems we're told will always always lastEmotions are the sail and blind faith is the mastWithout the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere

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I don't drink coffee I take tea my dearI like my toast done on one sid

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Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own c

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I've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy.

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That sense of failure, I don't know where people put it who don't write songs and aren't able to emote physically. It must go somewhere.

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Love is stronger than justice.

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I do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil.

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I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big.

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The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived. Living for the moment.

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I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongrel, it needs to be hybridised.

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I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap.

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There's no religion but sex and music.

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I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children.

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I'm not much of a family man. I'm just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I don't want to live my life for them.

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When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.

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Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.

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It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.

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One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like.

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I have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.

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I can't really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.

~ Sting