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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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 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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Whatever we do toward energy independence has to be done in the context of using less resources.
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I feel like everything I wear is a favorite thing. I wouldn't wear something if I didn't love it, and I wouldn't just wear something because someone put me in it.
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I never think of who's in the competition. I never let myself get in that frame of mind, worrying about who I'm against.
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I think sometimes you have to see a physical manifestation of your dream. Otherwise you have to hope, pray and try to conjure something in your mind to feel like it's possible.
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We do not keep the outward form of order, where there is deep disorder in the mind.
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When you quiet your mind, you can enter a world of clarity, peace and understanding.
