"My influences were mostly gospel. So I was playing my twisted Jewish equivalent of gospel music over his twisted equivalent of rock and roll music. And it was a very excellent marriage."

-- Al Kooper

#Rocks Quotes #Rock And Roll Quotes #Influence Quotes

“Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.”

Source : "The Quotable Teacher" by Randy Howe, (p. 67), 2006.
“If we go around clearing up our own mess and being positive about our own lifestyle, other people will start copying us and picking up their own carbon 'litter' too”
“Love makes you want to be a better man. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are.”

Source : Gillian Flynn (2014). “The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects”, p.168, Broadway Books
“One expect summed it up by saying: "Trying to cure traffic congestion by building more roads is like trying to cure obesity by loosening your belt." One study of 30 California counties over several decades found that, for every 10% increase in road capacity, traffic increased by 9% within four years.”
“I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.”

Source : "Mitt Romney stands by invocation of Rev. Wright". www.washingtonpost.com. May 17, 2012.
“People called rock & roll 'African music.' They called it 'voodoo music.' They said that it would drive the kids insane. They said that it was just a flash in the pan - the same thing that they always used to say about hip-hop.”
“To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make”
“Most Christians salute the sovereignty of God but believe in the sovereignty of man.”

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