Alice Coltrane Quotes
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I kept thinking I would be spending my life up to my elbows in shampoo.
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Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after.
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I consider myself sexy. But the sexy image doesn't bother me, and I don't think it detracts from my singing.
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I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.
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What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it's teaching of outward conformity. You don't get in trouble for not having the character of Christ, but you do if you don't obey the laws.
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I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the anthem played, thinking about how every single second of training I've done was for this minute and how many people played a role in my achievement.
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I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.
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The problem with faith, is that it really is a conversation stopper. Faith is a declaration of immunity to the powers of conversation. It is a reason, why you do not have to give reasons, for what you believe.
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I'm not saying that all college students are subhuman - I'm just saying that if you aim to spend a few years mastering the art of pomposity, these are places where you can be taught by undisputed experts.
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I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life.
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Look, you come in here tomorrow, and anything you do with your right hand I'll do with my left.
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An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.
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Women are really scrutinised for what they wear.
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Much publishing is done through politics, friends, and natural stupidity.
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A lot of people who don't have anything collect dogs; it's kind of a symbol of having something.
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Although there have been warnings that it was coming for years, the Alzheimer's epidemic is here now and millions more families will be touched by this progressive - and ultimately fatal - disease unless its course can be altered.
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It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.
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Soul was the music made by and for black people. For most of the Sixties it was thoroughly divorced from white popular music, but by the end of the decade several artists with their roots firmly in both soul and R&B traditions had crossed over.
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Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard.
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Food is kind of my entry card into everything. Food kind of opens the doors... because food is peace. It's good; it's positive.
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When you quiet your mind, you can enter a world of clarity, peace and understanding.
