Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Wilberforce

The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint

William Wilberforce

I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint. I have been keeping too late hours.

Randal Jr

I'd just like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, and I think that's it.

Sylvia Morel

He will talk about folklore, alternative and herbal medicines, and the tradition of praying for healing.

Richard Paul Evans

As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known." As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself." How true of us.

Richard Jenkins

But I loved making Eat Pray Love, and I loved working with Julia Roberts.

Richard J. Needham

God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.

Richard J. Needham

If you would have God hear you when you pray, you must hear him when he speaks.

Richard Baxter

I remember myself, that when I was young, I had sometime the company of one ancient godly minister, who was of weaker parts than many others, but yet did profit me more than most; because he would never in prayer or conference speak of God, or the life to come, but with such marvelous seriousness and reverence, as if he had seen the majesty and glory which he talked of.

Pierce Brosnan

I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.

James Nesbitt

I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they didn't say to them.

Michael R. Bloomberg

had to work every single day of his life.

Ruben Studdard

Dairy products are not good for a singer.

Travis Tritt

If you're gonna sing, sing loud.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Nothing worth doing can be accomplished in a single lifetime.

Sara Bareilles

I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.

Rebecca De Mornay

When I was very young I wanted to be a professional horseback rider. Then I wanted to be a pop singer. Then I wanted to be a psychiatrist. Then I wanted to be a movie director.

Robert Wyatt

When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just try to get it out so I feel comfortable with it.

Dan Hill

Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time.

Nick Cave

I would hate to think my songs were giving advice to people.

Smokey Robinson

I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists.

Tom Typrowicz

It has never been about me. It's about the girls. It's the songs we sing. It's about CCC and tradition.

Mystikal

I'm writing songs to perform, to entertain. And when I'm really trying to get inspired, I go backwards, and I just rap.

David Nelson

In 1963 we did every one of these songs with Jerry,

Jennifer Zimmerman

These are not songs for women who twirl their parasols. These are songs for women who get dusty.

Kacey Musgraves

It's weird, because the ideas in my songs aren't controversial to me. I feel like I should be able to sing about anything.

Bob Blyer

I try to play a lot of songs that have 'love' in the title.

Emily Lyons

I was in the right place, just at the wrong time that day.

Dwyane Wade

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Denny Green

J.J. is the starter. I said that a long time ago.

Ronny Jenkins

I take my vacation this time of year every year.

Leslie Cohen

I think it'll be time at the end of this year for them to go off and try something new, ... It'll be torture. It'll be torture.

Mary Lambert

I think I streaked one time when I was 16, which was scary.

Greg Martin

It can be time consuming. It took off a lot of pressure.

Iain Dowie

He did brilliantly for us in the time he was here,

Cynthia Johnson

He didn't get the time that we may feel he deserved, and he may not get it in this lifetime. But before it's all over with, he will get it.

Peter Capaldi

I think it's always exciting when 'Doctor Who' touches its past.

Louis Walsh

I couldn't make it because I've got a touch of the flu.

Richelle Mead

I didn’t care about anything except her and the way touching her drove me wild, even as her calm and steady presence soothed the storms that raged within me.

Sarah Rees Brennan

I have changed my mind. You can help cook by standing in a corner and not touching anything. Do it carefully. -Nick to Jamie

Vivienne Westwood

I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself.

Walter Benjamin

All disgust is originally disgust at touching.

Vladimir Nabokov

Don't touch me; I'll die if you touch me.

Jesse Palmer

I made so many friends that I keep in touch with from the league.

Benjamin Franklin

You will be careful, if you are wise; How you touch Men's Religion, or Credit, or Eyes.