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"He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography."

"He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography."

John Sexton, American Educator

Soul, Photography

5

"I want to be a soul singer."

"I want to be a soul singer."

Solomon Burke, American Musician

5

"To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious task that has barely just been finished."

"To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious task that has barely just been finished."

Sarah Bernhardt, French Actress

Soul, Actor, Nothing

5

"The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation."

"The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation."

Robert Iger, American Businessman

Soul, Heart, Creativity, Company

5

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."

Judy Garland, American Actress

5

"Often and often must he have thought, that, to be or not to be forever, was a question, which must be settled; as it is the foundation, and the only foundation upon which we feel that there can rest one thought, one feeling, or one purpose worthy of a human soul."

"Often and often must he have thought, that, to be or not to be forever, was a question, which must be settled; as it is the foundation, and the only foundation upon which we feel that there can rest one thought, one feeling, or one purpose worthy of a human soul."

Jones Very, American Poet

Soul, Thought, Purpose, Feeling

5

"My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions."

"My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

5

"Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty."

"Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty."

Moliere, French Playwright

5

"Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

"Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

Samuel Ullman, American Poet

Soul, Enthusiasm, Ideals, Living

5

"The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces."

"The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces."

Anatole France, French Novelist

5

"The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows."

"The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows."

Gaston Bachelard, French Philosopher

Soul, Being, Body, Night

5

"I still feel like there are a lot of things in me that people haven't seen. My soul hasn't been bared yet."

"I still feel like there are a lot of things in me that people haven't seen. My soul hasn't been bared yet."

Gedde Watanabe, American Actor

5

"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."

"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."

George Carlin, American Comedian

5

"I was used to playing misled youth, rough-and-tumble guys. It was nice to get back to a big-hearted, warm and gentle soul, a guy who is destined for something a lot larger than he ever expected."

"I was used to playing misled youth, rough-and-tumble guys. It was nice to get back to a big-hearted, warm and gentle soul, a guy who is destined for something a lot larger than he ever expected."

Milo Ventimiglia, American Actor

5

"Memory is the personal journalism of the soul."

"Memory is the personal journalism of the soul."

Richard Schickel, American Author

Soul, Journalism, Memory

5

"I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come with a rigid ideology in my heart - or a soul that tells me to go it alone. I do not come to uproot tradition - or to be imprisoned by it."

"I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come with a rigid ideology in my heart - or a soul that tells me to go it alone. I do not come to uproot tradition - or to be imprisoned by it."

Ted Kulongoski, American Politician

Soul, Heart, Ideology, Party

5

"Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul."

"Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul."

Annette Bening, American Actress

Soul, Acting, Being, Famous

5

"I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul."

"I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

5

"After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for."

"After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for."

Suzy Bogguss, American Musician

5

"Catholic schools prepare every student to meet the challenges of their future by developing their mind, yes, but also their body and their soul and spirit."

"Catholic schools prepare every student to meet the challenges of their future by developing their mind, yes, but also their body and their soul and spirit."

David Vitter, American Politician

Soul, Body, Future, Mind

5

"The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high."

"The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high."

J. William Fulbright, American Politician

5

"Choose beliefs that serve your soul - choose beliefs that serve the grander dream of who you choose to be."

"Choose beliefs that serve your soul - choose beliefs that serve the grander dream of who you choose to be."

Joy Page, American Actress

Soul, Dream, Beliefs

5

"Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they are genealogical trees."

"Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they are genealogical trees."

Marcel Proust, French Author

5

"The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake."

"The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake."

Arthur C. Brooks, American Author

Soul, America, Battle, Nothing

5

"In my book, I was trying to get into my own soul."

"In my book, I was trying to get into my own soul."

Claire Bloom, British Actress

5

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."

Mary McLeod Bethune, American Educator

5

"A puny body weakens the soul."

"A puny body weakens the soul."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

5

"The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures."

"The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

Soul, Spirit, Spiritual

5

"Who says soul has only one colour?"

"Who says soul has only one colour?"

Joss Stone, English Musician

5

"Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul."

"Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Soul, Expression, Grace, Harmony

5

"Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it."

"Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it."

Akhenaton, Egyptian Statesman

Soul, First, Honor, Separation

5

"Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the process of separating off the emotions, it's one place you can process them."

"Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the process of separating off the emotions, it's one place you can process them."

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

Soul, Comedy, Emotions

5

"I loved Mal Evans holding one note down on You Won't See Me from Rubber Soul."

"I loved Mal Evans holding one note down on You Won't See Me from Rubber Soul."

Benmont Tench, American Musician

5

"Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it."

"Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Soul, Ambition, Moderation

5

"I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow."

"I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow."

David Hobson, American Politician

Soul, Challenge, Eye, Joy

5

"Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee."

"Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee."

David Mallet, Scottish Dramatist

Soul, Despair, Support

5

"I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what it too deep to find for words."

"I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what it too deep to find for words."

Ruth St. Denis, American Dancer

Soul, Dance, Being, Body

4

"Soul inhabits body that fits."

"Soul inhabits body that fits."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Soul, Truth, Power, Life, Inspirational

4

"Dualists hold that body and soul are separate entities and that the soul will continue beyond the existence of the physical body."

"Dualists hold that body and soul are separate entities and that the soul will continue beyond the existence of the physical body."

Michael Shermer, American Writer

Soul, Body, Existence, Will

4

"The circumstances, including my body and my parents, whom I may curse, are my soul's own choice and I do not understand this because I have forgotten."

"The circumstances, including my body and my parents, whom I may curse, are my soul's own choice and I do not understand this because I have forgotten."

James Hillman, American Psychologist

Soul, Body, Choice, Circumstances

4

"Tennis has given me soul."

"Tennis has given me soul."

Martina Navratilova, American Athlete

4

"The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."

"The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."

Wassily Kandinsky, Russian Artist

4

"Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do."

"Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do."

Glenn Close, American Actress

Soul, Heart, Acting, Adventure

4

"We need worship for our spirit, fellowship for our soul and committed subservience for our body."

"We need worship for our spirit, fellowship for our soul and committed subservience for our body."

Larry Norman, American Musician

Soul, Body, Spirit, Worship

4

"Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul and that's resignation."

"Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul and that's resignation."

Joseph Conrad, Polish Novelist

Soul, Forget, Resignation

4

"My soul is not for sale."

"My soul is not for sale."

Caryl Chessman, American Celebrity

4

"What do I have to say to the universe? A soul ought to have something to say to the universe if it's going to be immortal."

"What do I have to say to the universe? A soul ought to have something to say to the universe if it's going to be immortal."

Sheri S. Tepper, American Author

4

"I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul."

"I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul."

Taylor Caldwell, American Author

4

"Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul."

"Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

4

"I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul."

"I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

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