Top 127 Quotes & Sayings by Sting - Page 2

If manners maketh the man as someone said, then he's the hero of the day.

I think the labyrinth is an interesting metaphor for our lives as musicians. We're always being drawn toward the center of it because that's where the mystery is. What is music? It's a journey.

Honor the community you come from. Tell their stories.

I never made promises lightly There may have been some that I've broken But I swear in the days still left We will walk in fields of gold

Turn the clock to zero, honey, we're starting up a brand new day.

Nothing in your life is beyond redemption.

Hell is full of high court judges.

When there's no information and the compass turns to nowhere that you know well, let your soul be your pilot.

Great music as much about the space in between the notes as it is about the notes themselves.

Money is only important when you don't have any.

I never saw no miracle of science that did not go from a blessing to a curse.

Be yourself, no matter what they say.

I see a city in the desert lies The vanity of an ancient king But the city lies in broken pieces While the wind howls and the vultures sing

Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take I'll be watchin' you Every single day and every word you say Every game you play, every night you stay I'll be watchin' you

I think the time is right for yoga, we really are living in a very complex time - a time of great turmoil and change. Yoga is a good antidote to all that...It is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it.

I quite like mistakes. I think they're human.

The compass spins between heaven and hell, let your soul be your pilot, let your soul guide you.

I've spent too many years at war with myself, the doctor has told me it's not good for my health.

So just to be truthful to my own sensibility, I need to acknowledge that the season is not all joy and light for a lot of people. It's tough - environmentally, emotionally, spiritually.

A gentleman will walk but never run.. it takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.. be yourself no matter what they say.

My logic's been drowned in a sea of emotion.

I never saw no military solution That didn't always end up as something worse

I find that the rhythm of going on long walks will suggest melodies.

A lot of people approach risk as if it's the enemy when it's really fortune's accomplice.

Money's only important when you don't have any.

You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.

Every ripple on the ocean, every leaf on every tree, every sand dune in the desert, every power we never see.

I went off to fight some battle that I'd invented inside me.

If you love somebody, set them free.

For to sit in a room full of books, and remember the stories they told you, and to know precisely where each one is located and what was happening in your life at time or where you were when you first read it is the languid and distilled pleasure of the connoisseur.

I think I mentioned to Bob [Geldof] I could make love for eight hours. What I didn't say was that this included four hours of begging and then dinner and a movie.

Our politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.

I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear, I like my toast done on one side. And you can hear it in my accent when I talk, I'm an Englishman in New York. See me walking down Fifth Avenue, a walking cane here at my side. I take it everywhere I walk, I'm an Englishman in New York. I'm an alien I'm a legal alien, I'm an Englishman in New York.

It's a big enough umbrella, but it's always me that ends up getting wet.

Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away, history will teach us nothing.

Yoga has enriched my life...It is a great way to offset the downsides of touring by bringing much-needed peace and sanity into what can be a hectic life. Like music, yoga is a journey - one that is long enough so you keep developing, and keep learning. I don't see an end to it.

Takes more than combat boots to make a man.

There is no monopoly on common sense on either side of the political fence.

Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove him right.

Security in human systems we're told will always, always last. Emotions are the sail, and blind faith is the mast. Without the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere fast.

Takes more than combat gear to make a man Takes more than a license for a gun Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can A gentleman will walk but never run

If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one day and expect to eat the next, it is not even intelligent, let alone civilized.

Like music, yoga is a journey -- one that is long enough so you keep developing, and keep learning. I don't see an end to it.

Let your soul be your pilot.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

Don't judge me, you could be me in another life.

At night a candle's brighter than the sun

Let your pain be my sorrow. Let your tears be my tears too. Let your courage be my model. That the north you find will be true.

Men go crazy in congregation. They only get better one by one.

Humans make the mistake of believing that it is their right to survive. Species die out on this planet all the time without anyone noticing. The planet will still be there, and we must lose this attitude of divine right, that something will save us.

What might save us, me and you, is if the Russians love their children too.

I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.

Without the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere fast.

Nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could, for all those born beneath an angry star, lest we forget how fragile we are.

My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party.

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

I've been the lowest low on the planet, I've been a sinner all my days. And I was living with my hands on the trigger, I had no sense to change my ways.

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

Mr. Breschnev says we will bury you, I don't subscribe to that point of view. It seems like such an ignorant thing to do, if the Russians love their children, too.

The War on Drugs has failed - but it’s worse than that. It is actively harming our society. Violent crime is thriving in the shadows to which the drug trade has been consigned. People who genuinely need help can’t get it. Neither can people who need medical marijuana to treat terrible diseases. We are spending billions, filling up our prisons with non-violent offenders and sacrificing our liberties.