Famous quotes containing the words soul, gospel and/or performance:
“Then we shall rust in shade, or shine in strife,
And fluctuate ‘twixt blind hopes and blind despairs,
And fancy that we put forth all our life,
And never know how with the soul it fares.”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)
“Resorts advertised for waitresses, specifying that they “must appear in short clothes or no engagement.” Below a Gospel Guide column headed, “Where our Local Divines Will Hang Out Tomorrow,” was an account of spirited gun play at the Bon Ton. In Jeff Winney’s California Concert Hall, patrons “bucked the tiger” under the watchful eye of Kitty Crawhurst, popular “lady” gambler.”
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“No performance is worth loss of geniality. ‘Tis a cruel price we pay for certain fancy goods called fine arts and philosophy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)