"I've gone the full spectrum - from gospel to blues to jazz to soul to pop - and the public has accepted what I've done through it all. I think it means I've been doing something right at the right time."

-- Lou Rawls

#Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Soul Quotes

“If any of you will deny the plurality of wives and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damnedâ€¦I wish more of our young men would take to themselves wives of the daughters of Zion, and not wait for us old men to take them all; go ahead upon the right principle, young gentlemen, and God bless you forever and ever and make you fruitful , that we may fill the mountains and then the earth with righteous inhabitants.”
“For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.”
“Our suffering is often the deep soul groaning for the purposes of God in and through us. Mission cannot be fulfilled without love, and we cannot love without groaning and suffering over the brokenness in others' lives. As a result, we cannot accomplish our mission without suffering.”
“We tend to rush toward the complex when trying to solve a daunting problem, but in this case, simplicity wins. Better buildings, responsible energy use and renewable energy choices are all we need to tackle both energy independence and climate change,”
“As far as my own life goes, I don't buy into the Hollywood scene.”
“When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered.”
“The military's job is to win the war. A president's job is to win the peace.”
“When a man meets catastrophe on the road, he looks in his purse, but a woman looks in her mirror.”

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