"Any God I ever found in church, I brought in myself."

-- Alice Walker

#Church Quotes #Found Quotes

“Performing live in front of an audience is such a matter of will - all of those things you can do just fine in your basement, suddenly you have to do them in front of hundreds or thousands of people, and it becomes a different matter entirely.”
“I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.”
“I refuse the oration of all churches. I ask a prayer of all souls. I believe in God.”
“People sometimes say that it's cheaper to give their kids a couple of pounds to get themselves a burger or pizza. I don't mind people doing that, but not every night. It's like everything in life, you've got to get the balance right.”
“I think translation is an impossible job, and I admire the people who do it in a way that brings poetry to us that we wouldn't have access to.”

Source : "Road Trip". Interview with Ali Liebegott, logger.believermag.com. October 25, 2013.
“I'm kicking myself in the rear end every day, saying, 'Did I really book this many shows? What am I doing?'”
“I support strong sanctions and other penalties against those who aid violent extremists, brutalize their own people and have time and time again rejected calls to behave as responsible nations,”
“That a little child will lead us back to the child we will always be, vulnerable and wanting and hurting for love and for beauty.”

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