Jacqlyn Lawton Quotes & Sayings

I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I try to leave room for that unpredictable factor, where the feeling of the song is allowed to come through. The same ethos can be applied to singing Mozart, or Schubert, or Bach. It's not just about what's on the page. — Kathleen Battle

I have begun to sympathetically understand Paul, though I don't like him much. — Lionel Blue

Vast areas are witness to the struggles of destitute populations trying to survive under unlivable conditions. — Christian De Duve

My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down. — Hubert H. Humphrey

The local liberal press, much molested by the censorship, had its courageous and skilful writers such as VM Doroshevich, the master of that semi-literary and semi-journalistic essay at which Bronstein himself was one day to excel. — Isaac Deutscher

I'm a believer in getting punched in the face. I know it sounds cliched, but to me, fighting is a metaphor for life. — Frank Grillo

He's looking for people who are hot after His heart. He wants a Church of Davids who are after His own heart3 (not just His hand). You can seek for His blessing and play with His toys, or you can say, "No, Daddy, I don't just want the blessings; I want You. I want You to come close. I want You to touch my eyes, touch my heart, touch my ears, and change me, Lord. I'm tired of me the way I am, because if I can change, then the cities can change too. — Tommy Tenney

What's in a person's heart and soul will not likely be changed by the ability to command a helicopter to land on the South Lawn. — Robert Dallek