Daniel Levitin In a country that was still racially segregated and prejudiced, music was among the first domains in which African-Americans thrived alongside whites. – Daniel Levitin Africanamericans Quotes Country Quotes Domains Quotes Music Quotes Prejudiced Quotes Racially Quotes Segregated Quotes Thrived Quotes Whites Quotes When do you suppose the electric guitar was invented? If you thought the 1950s, you’d be wrong. If you can muster a recollection of hearing electric guitar in Lionel Hampton’s big band in the 1940s and date it to that decade, you’d still be off – by more than 30 years. The electric guitar and its players hold a place of privilege in the annals of rock music. It is the engine, the weapon, the ax of rock.
Jeremy Camp We have opportunities to be used by the living God on a daily basis and I don’t need the platform of a concert hall to do so. – Jeremy Camp
DeAndre Jordan I mean, I’ve definitely found my thing, what I’m good at. Certain things that guys do keep them in the NBA a long time, but I’ve found what I’m good at, and I’m only going to continue to get better at that. – DeAndre Jordan
Antonya Nelson My father was among the first of his generation to look into writers who’ve become part of the American lit. canon. When he wrote his master’s thesis on William Faulkner in the Forties, he couldn’t find anybody on the faculty at Columbia University to oversee it because they didn’t read Faulkner. – Antonya Nelson
Leonardo DiCaprio I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I’ve asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That’s really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done. – Leonardo DiCaprio
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