"To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply."

-- Elvin Jones

#Angel Quotes #Earth Quotes #Coltrane Quotes

“Gold makes the ugly beautiful.”
“The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.”
“I wouldn't say hate, exactly. You're kind of like fungus, Gwen. After a while, you just start growing on people.”

Source : Jennifer Estep (2012). “Mythos Academy Bundle: First Frost, Touch of Frost, Kiss of Frost & Dark Frost”, p.187, Kensington Publishing Corp.
“Our lives as we lead them as passed on to others, whether in physical or mental forms, tingeing all future lives together. This should be enough for one who lives for truth and service to his fellow passengers on the way.”
“I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have the ability and the power to regulate and get corporate funding out of political campaigns.”

Source : Diane Ravitch (2011). “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education”, p.224, Basic Books
“The purpose of art is to collide the intellectual and visceral together at the highest speed possible.”
“As a child, a library card takes you to exotic, faraway places. When you're grown up, a credit card does it.”
“The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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