Charles Finney, the great 19th-century revivalist and evangelical, would have had a hard time preaching a revival in America today. Finney’s brand of evangelical fervour, called the ‘new measures,’ emphasised saving souls and reviving worship by incorporating elements of personal testimony and music into church services. Anthea Butler Read Quote
I try to stay away from stuff that’s just action, action, action, action, action, and you kind of fast-forward through the dialogue scenes. I’m not interested in doing that. Give me a reason to fight, and I’ll go there. But don’t just make it, ‘You touched my pen! Haaa-yah!’ I’ve done that before. Mark Dacascos Read Quote
My American audiences are pretty mixed. I get all sorts of people, old and young. It’s nice. Aretha Franklin Read Quote
Each person’s life is a story that is telling itself in the living. William Throsby Bridges Read Quote
But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that’s the center of it, that is it. It’s almost like there’s something church-like about it and you gotta go back there, if you’re a songwriter that sings your material. Ben Folds Read Quote
Some of these biggest financial institutions are out there trading in commodities. They’re buying oil tankers. This is not a financial system that has calmed down and is there to serve the American people. Elizabeth Warren Read Quote
I didn’t wake up one day and think, ‘I’m not going to have children.’ My mother was a housewife and brought up three children, so I just thought it would happen. Michelle Paver Read Quote
You can find old Jewish newspapers from Detroit that have my promotional ad in them. It was a totally insane time in my life. Paul Rudd was also a bar mitzvah emcee, you know? It was like being a local rock star in Detroit. James Wolk Read Quote
