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Soul Quotes

"I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune."

"I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune."

Roma Downey, Irish Actress

Soul, Will, World

3

"Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain."

"Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain."

Robert Southey, English Poet

Soul, Effect, End, Evil

3

"Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul."

"Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul."

Peggy Fleming, American Athlete

3

"Tears are the summer showers to the soul."

"Tears are the summer showers to the soul."

Alfred Austin, English Poet

Soul, Summer, Tears

3

"Silence is refreshment for the soul."

"Silence is refreshment for the soul."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

3

"For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul."

"For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul."

Yves Klein, French Artist

Soul, Character, Being, Race

3

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."

Ray Charles, American Musician

Soul, Electricity, Force, Light

3

"An empty book is like an infant's soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders."

"An empty book is like an infant's soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders."

Thomas Traherne, British Clergyman

Soul, May, Mind, Nothing

3

"The writer catches the changes of his mind on the hop. Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming. Growth of the soul, growth of the mind."

"The writer catches the changes of his mind on the hop. Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming. Growth of the soul, growth of the mind."

Vita Sackville-West, English Novelist

Soul, Growth, Mind, Writer

3

"Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?"

"Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?"

Anne Frank, German Writer

3

"America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul."

"America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

Soul, Heart, America, Country

3

"I would say our sound is soul pop."

"I would say our sound is soul pop."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

3

"A ship has a soul."

"A ship has a soul."

John Rhodes Sturdy, British Historian

3

"It's more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place."

"It's more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place."

Pat Metheny, American Musician

Soul, Hardware, Spirit

3

"Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous uncomfortable enemy, because his body, which you can always conquer, gives you little purchase upon his soul."

"Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous uncomfortable enemy, because his body, which you can always conquer, gives you little purchase upon his soul."

Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat

Soul, Body, Comfort, Enemy

3

"I believe that before anybody makes the journey to the other side, we have to know on a soul level that we are leaving, whether it's an accident or illness, and we prepare ourselves to a certain degree that we won't be there in the future."

"I believe that before anybody makes the journey to the other side, we have to know on a soul level that we are leaving, whether it's an accident or illness, and we prepare ourselves to a certain degree that we won't be there in the future."

John Edward, American Entertainer

Soul, Accident, Future, Illness

3

"Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much."

"Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much."

Joe Rogan, American Comedian

Soul, People, Mind

3

"For me, personally, Mind, Body and Soul is my real debut."

"For me, personally, Mind, Body and Soul is my real debut."

Joss Stone, English Musician

Soul, Body, Mind

3

"The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house."

"The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Soul, Heart, Network, Programming

3

"It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion."

"It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion."

Rebecca West, Irish Author

Soul, Duty, Passion

3

"Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul."

"Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul."

Donna Karan, American Designer

Soul, Heart, Body

3

"The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it."

"The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it."

Muhammed Iqbal, Indian Poet

3

"In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul."

"In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

3

"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command."

"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Soul, Emotion, Self, Symbol

3

"He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later."

"He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

Soul, Greatness, Adversity, Mind

3

"Nothing can so pierce the soul as the uttermost sigh of the body."

"Nothing can so pierce the soul as the uttermost sigh of the body."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

Soul, Body, Nothing

3

"Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement."

"Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

3

"In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps."

"In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Soul, Heart, Ballads, Moments

3

"In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul."

"In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul."

Jerzy Kosinski, Polish Novelist

Soul, Clouds, Light, London

3

"It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world."

"It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world."

Nicolas De Chamfort, French Writer

3

"One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity."

"One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity."

George W. Bush, American President

Soul, Moments, Popularity

3

"If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake - Aye, what then?"

"If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake - Aye, what then?"

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English Poet

Soul, Dream, Paradise, Man

3

"Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains, a really terrific process."

"Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains, a really terrific process."

Geddy Lee, Canadian Musician

Soul, Being, Nothing, Song

3

"Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking."

"Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking."

Edward Dahlberg, American Novelist

Soul, Ambition, Sea

3

"Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul."

"Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul."

Nikolai Gogol, Russian Writer

Soul, Body, May

3

"You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body."

"You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

Soul, Body, Emotions, Forget

3

"I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul."

"I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul."

Mary Ellen Mark, American Photographer

3

"The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul."

"The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul."

John Calvin, French Theologian

Soul, Conscience, Hell, Living

3

"The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier; a slight chilling pang and then a return soul and body to the enemy before us."

"The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier; a slight chilling pang and then a return soul and body to the enemy before us."

Knute Nelson, American Politician

Soul, Body, Enemy, Spirit

3

"Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul."

"Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

3

"For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career."

"For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

Soul, Heart, Career, Eye

3

"Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul."

"Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul."

Edna O'Brien, Irish Novelist

Soul, Mind, Writers

3

"A soul preoccupied with great ideas best performs small duties."

"A soul preoccupied with great ideas best performs small duties."

Harriet Martineau, English Writer

3

"Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul."

"Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul."

Wim Wenders, German Director

Soul, Complaint, Spirit

3

"Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive movement, with De La Soul and Mos Def, Common. It's some of the best stuff around."

"Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive movement, with De La Soul and Mos Def, Common. It's some of the best stuff around."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

3

"Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the mind, whilst moral discords and nervous horrors sear the soul."

"Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the mind, whilst moral discords and nervous horrors sear the soul."

Alice James, American Writer

Soul, Mind, Pain

3

"If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about."

"If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about."

Aretha Franklin, American Musician

3

"I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all."

"I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as the soul of all."

Hazrat Inayat Khan, Indian Clergyman

3

"My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films."

"My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

3

"All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted."

"All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

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