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"If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest."

"All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a particular church, require his subjection to all his brethren in the Lord."

"Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority."

"Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves."

"Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church."
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"My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences."

"I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting."

"My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!"

"Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz."

"I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist."

"Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse."

"I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice."

"There was a train that would come by our house every night, and I'd hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have."

"Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal."

"Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song."
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