Mahalia Jackson Quotes

Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.

Mahalia Jackson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 26, 1911 - January 27, 1972

Topics

MusicKnowSayJazzOriginGospel

The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.

Anderson Cooper

DeathKissPeopleWorldYouI Can

Professional humorists and cartoonists have to go through a stage in which they have to kill their own internal editor just so they can get stuff out. So whether they believe it or not, they need me on the other end to do that editing for them.

Robert Mankoff

MeBelieveEndProfessionalGoNeed

It works better if your lead character is complex and interesting and not perfect.

Michael Hirst

CharacterNot PerfectBetterPerfect

I was seen as a traitor for marrying a Muslim - a Pakistani at that.

Amitava Kumar

TraitorSeenMuslimMarrying

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

Shunryu Suzuki

DeepUnderstandingNeedZen

Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

Roelof Botha

WorkMoneyPeopleTryReasonSeen

I don't have a favorite photo. As a photographer, I have attachments to each image. Not the one photo: the experience of getting the photos is the challenge or the thing.

Michael Muller

ChallengeExperiencePhotographer

I try to not be or associate with elitists.

Michael Keaton

TryAssociate

Melissa McCarthy - she's so funny, and she keeps bringing it.

Liza Koshy

FunnySheMcCarthyKeepsBringing

The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what you want to know.'

Julia Glass

WorkYouKnowSayWantWrite

I love a bit of glamour - who doesn't? - but I probably wouldn't be able to pull it off.

Julia Sawalha

LoveGlamourOffAblePullWho

Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is the best thing. But at other times, you have to make that leap beyond the immediate environment of people putting up lights on the set.

Christian Bale

BestPeopleDoingYouActingLights

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