Gokey Quotes & Sayings

I think just vocally I have a little timber in my voice that God gave me that does work - it puts my own DNA onto it. — Danny Gokey

Fran? Frances Hill, you stop that right now! What the devil's got into you? Ada, you should be ashamed! Braying like a mule, you are! And you, Mattie Gokey ... would you like to tell me what could possibly be so funny? — Jennifer Donnelly

A factory demands a compliant workforce in order to succeed. And so we've organized around this idea of compliance in all things - in school, in the foods we eat, in the way we respond to marketing. And it's a dead end. — Seth Godin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a place that I feel like it's undervalued. It's one of the most amazing cities I've been to. It has the most to offer. — Danny Gokey

I want people to feel the hope that comes through Christmastime. — Danny Gokey

Sometimes we don't discover our purpose until the darkest moments strip us of everything and all we are left with is brokenness and heartache. It is in these moments, ironically, when hope becomes our strength and carries us — Danny Gokey

I never dreamed I'd be in Congress, or even in the NFL, for that matter. Well, I guess I dreamed about being in the NFL, but I didn't believe it would happen. I'm not the biggest guy. But I guess that's the story of my life. — Steve Largent

It is a world not of angels but of angles, where men speak of moral principles but act on power principles; a world where we are always moral and our enemies always immoral; — Saul D. Alinsky

Music changes, but there's a timeless touch that we put to it, which I think is really important. — Danny Gokey

Many South African tribes used extracts from the African bush willow to heal the sick. — Bob Pettit

Gentlemen, we just siezed an airfield. That was pretty ninja. — Evan Wright

Adam Smith's was a real universalism in intent. Laissez Faire was intended to establish a world community as well as a natural harmony of interests within each nation ... But the "children of darkness" were able to make good use of his creed. A dogma which was intended to guarantee the economic freedom of the individual became the "ideology" of vast corporate structures of a later period of capitalism, used by them, and still used, to prevent a proper political control of their power. — Reinhold Niebuhr

Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity. — Danny Gokey

The moment we change our thinking and start connecting with God, we start connecting with His plans, which always exceed our small plans. — Danny Gokey

Singing is really where I got my start in church. — Danny Gokey

When I start writing for the day, I usually read aloud the chapter I'm working on. It gets me into it and illuminates mistakes. I'm very rhythm conscious and I do enjoy repetition. — Jonathan Trigell

There's a light, I still see it
There's a hand still holding me
Even when I don't believe it — Danny Gokey

I feel like the Church should have the most amazing entertainment and the best music, because we know the author and the source of music and entertainment, which is our Father. — Danny Gokey

Around my own friends, I like to mess around. — Robert Duvall

Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero. — David D. Burns

Paths clear before those who know where they're going and are determined to get there. — Leonard Roy Frank

I've been thinking of humorous things since I was ... I can't remember when. All the way through elementary school, all the way through junior high, all the way through high school, through college and after college, I was thinking of the same kinds of things that I say in front of an audience now. — Steven Wright