- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Soul Quotes
Some lines just reach further than others.
Several of these treat hardship as necessary soul growth rather than something to avoid entirely. For related reflection on the heart's role, see our Heart quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Personal, inner change without a change in circumstances and structures is an idealist illusion, as though man were only a soul and not a body as well.
- Emotion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to give each performance my own soul, to bring a truth to my character. Hopefully, when I bring that much truth to a character, it resonates with somebody, and it sparks some kind of emotion in them.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
My purpose... to go on with my heart and soul, devoting all my energies to Girl Scouts, and heart and hand with them, we will make our lives and the lives of the future girls happy, healthy and holy.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see the soul as a lit breath, seeking the divine. It persists.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I have had such men before my camera my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner as well as the features of the outer man. The photograph thus taken has been almost the embodiment of a prayer.
- Amazing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lauryn Hill's always been a hero of mine. And Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae and Adele, those are the current artists I would reference in terms of who's been able to do really amazing pop records with really cool, organic throwback elements of soul in there as well.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not like if I play in big places I won't be happy. But I don't want to start adapting to what's in style to make my music. I want to stay true to my roots, to keep making the music I love, that comes from my soul. And if there are people who want to listen to it, I'm happy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 15 when Hugo Chavez came to power in 1998. At the time, I lived in Vargas State, which borders the Caribbean. In 1999, torrential rains caused flash floods that left thousands of people dead. I lost several friends, and my school was buried in the mudslide. The importance of resilience has been etched into my soul ever since.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my career, I have been confronted with people who have doubted my ability to achieve the dreams and ambitions distilled into my soul by my father.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul - politics does the same thing for the body.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who says soul has only one colour?
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020