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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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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I'm a strong-and-stable-dollar advocate, and the Fed has been moving dangerously away from that mission.
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I would like to look back on my body of work and be proud of each record in its own right, but as a whole, I want to continue to grow and move forward.
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Ultimately, it's not our responsibility to turn Afghanistan into a 21st-century, vibrant, economic, liberal democracy with a little L. Our responsibility is to keep Americans safe, to make sure we don't have a failed state in a region. It's not our responsibility to reconstruct Afghanistan.
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If you want to be taken seriously, always check your fly.
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We know well enough when we're being unjust and despicable. but we don't restrain ourselves because we experience a certain pleasure, a primitive sort of satisfaction in moments like that.
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I probably became an actor because of my vivid imagination, and doing voice-over really sort of takes me back to that.
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We're the generation that says 60 is the new 30. We don't let the numbers shape us; we're reshaping the numbers.
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Charity is the filthiest invention of the human mind: first you steal what belongs to everyone; then you use the law and various other means to protect it.
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When you quiet your mind, you can enter a world of clarity, peace and understanding.
