"People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies."

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Source : "Etta James Dies at 73; Voice Behind ‘At Last’" by Peter Keepnews, www.nytimes.com. January 20, 2012.

Etta James

#People Quotes #Phony Quotes

“A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking”
“Some argue that our success is short-lived and temporary. So, we now need to make efforts to constantly expand the player base by offering services and titles that can appeal, not only to those who have never played games, but also to those who play them hard.”
“You've already decided what you're going to do, and all that's left is to set the wheels in motion. I mean, it's your life. Basically, you gotta go with what you think is right.”
“Although the whole man partakes of this grace, it is first and most appropriately in the soul and later progresses to the body, inasmuch as the body of the man is capable of the same obedience to the will of God as the soul.”

Source : William Ames (1968). “The marrow of theology”
“I don't understand how a musician can play 90 minutes on stage and then not dedicate a little bit of time to hang out at their merch table. It's not like digging a ditch or something; you're standing there thanking people for coming out to see you.”
“All of sudden, this shooting star went by, and all I could think was that they were listening to us somehow.”
“The more positive you are when you think and work toward your goals, the faster you achieve them.”
“True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.”

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