Hermits Quotes - Page 6

• Mankind have such a deep stake in inward illumination, that there is much to be said by the hermit or monk in defence of his life of thought and prayer.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Prayer, Illumination, Inward

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.749, Library of America

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• I wanna buy a bunch of hermit crabs and make them live together.

  Demetri Martin

  Together, Hermit Crabs, Bunch

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• We try to make each situation specific to the person. At the beginning of the season, we come up with, like, 50 to 100 ideas, which we workshop and then we call around to see who is interested in doing something like that. Once we find the people, we make the bid specific to them. A lot of it is about where you can get people to go physically, which is a little tricky because most actors and musicians are kind of hermits-they like to stay in their houses.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Ideas, People, House

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• Occasionally I hear a band that blows me away. For instance, there's a musician in Oakland named Weasel Walter who has a band called the Flying Luttenbachers. Go see the Flying Luttenbachers when they're in your town. He's one of the greatest rock composers who ever lived, and he's struggling and living like a poverty-stricken hermit.

  Glenn Branca

  Struggle, Blow, Rocks

  Interview with Simon Dasher, pitchfork.com. April 30, 2006.

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• Women, in order to recharge their batteries, gather in groups. They can recharge their batteries with their sisters. I tend to recharge my batteries in solitude, therefore the motorcycle trips. I need to be alone. As a matter of fact, I have to be careful. I could turn into a hermit.

  William H. Macy

  Order, Solitude, Motorcycle

  Source: abilitymagazine.com

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• There is nothing stronger than human prejudice. A crazy sentimentalism, like that of Peter the Hermit, hurled half of Europe upon Asia, and changed the destinies of kingdoms.

  Wendell Phillips

  Crazy, Destiny, Europe

  Wendell Phillips (1864). “Speeches, Lectures, and Letters”, p.51

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