Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world. Nina Simone bachconcertdedicate Change image and share on social
I'm very proud of my love for Whitney Houston. She really changed my life. She made my life a better life. She was so beautiful in her love for God, her love for her family and her love for music. She truly loved her music. She could do everything! She had flawless rhythm, flawless pitch, flawless feeling, and flawless beauty. Narada Michael Walden beautifulbeautychange share on social
My mother really loved me. And one of the gifts that I have been given is that I have never thought for one second of my life that I was not greatly beloved. Mary Gordon belovedgiftgreatly Change image and share on social
In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada. Nobody knows that - but now I've said it, haven't I? I'm strictly a shower singer at the minute. Mary Gordon canadaearlyfolk share on social
To allot God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable. Though He is the sole Owner of the cosmos, silently showering us with gifts from life to life, one thing yet remains which He does not own, and which each human heart is empowered to withhold or bestow - man's love. Paramahansa Yogananda allotbestowcosmos share on social
Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents. Paramahansa Yogananda attemptbackconstantly share on social
There are some people who only know me for cornflakes ads, and that's fine. I have a charmed life. Rob Brydon charmcornflakefine Change image and share on social
My aim in painting is to create pulsating, luminous, and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, in accordance with my deepest insight into the experience of life and nature. Hans Hofmann accordanceaimcreate Change image and share on social
Initially, when I first became a Christian and got into ministry, my thought was that God existed to make my life better and to take me to Heaven. Now I realize that it is not about me at all. It is all about God and that He did this to display His plan to restore the Earth to the Garden of Eden state. Max Lucado christiandisplayearth share on social
You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't have to be true. There's a way to drink from God's presence so much that worry begins to dissipate. Max Lucado assumebegindissipate Change image and share on social