Mahalia Jackson Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that’s what the jazz experts say. – Mahalia Jackson African Quotes Experts Quotes Gospel Quotes Jazz Quotes Music Quotes Origin Quotes Rhythms Quotes I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better. Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?
Joe Meno When you’re reading, like, a character’s thoughts, or when it’s in first person, you’re reading kind of their own story, so you have the opportunity to see what makes that character complex or complicated. And to me, that’s what the whole point of fiction is. – Joe Meno
B B KingLearning Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning. – B B King
Meir Soloveichik If God loves human beings and seeks to relate to them because he is drawn to something unique about them, then his love must be exclusive and cannot be universal. – Meir Soloveichik
CourageEdward Gibbon The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. – Edward Gibbon
Janet Evanovich I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized is that they were smarter than us. So we thought, Hey, go for it. So now we have a contest every year. – Janet Evanovich
George Mikan They should forget about tradition and start doing things for the fans, especially women. Have lights flash after a basket. Have uniforms designed by Dior. – George Mikan
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