Pastoral Resources

Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.

There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play. In addition, I also would go out into country schools and teach little kids basic guitar and singing a few times a week.

To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.

Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song.

My experience with the Junior League, when I worked in Philadelphia for four years in reference to children's things, is that whenever they were asked they responded. They always responded with sincerity, and they did a good job.

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room.

I don't have the will for singing but I must do it.

Singing is a form of admitting that I'm alive.

Well, I actually first got into music as a small child, and as I became a teen, I sought out making money from music, weather that was singing lounge gigs, backup in studios, or weddings.

When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.

I never thought I would be singing for the world.

The curse of Adam and Eve that fell upon the earth because of their sin will be lifted when Christ returns.

Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the purest motives; and that gracious common Parent, who loves all his children alike, beholds with approbation every one who worships him in sincerity.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

If we knew exactly what animal life was like before the fall into sin and knew what nature was like before the law of entropy invaded it, we would already be living in heaven.

Sex is not sinful, but sin has perverted it.

I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

After being so bad I could hear the angels singing.