John Hawley Quotes

I was called to start a mission, not a church. There is a difference.

In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past.

I'm not a pastor; I've never been on staff at a church.

My mother played the organ in church at Georgiana, and I sat on the seat beside her.

I extend my greetings and good wishes to all our citizens on the joyous occasion of Deepawali. The festival of lights, celebrated with gaiety and enthusiasm all over the country, signifies the victory of good over evil and is an appropriate occasion for us to resolve to follow the high ideals in life.

The earlier practice of the Church had been more or less to employ in worship under the presidency of the pastor or pastors, the gifts of the congregation.

I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.

The Catholic Church is one of the oldest, largest and richest institutions on earth, with a following 1.2 billion strong, and change does not come naturally.

Eighteen years ago, the Holy Spirit led me to establish a church in the heart of Times Square.

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

It is hard to get things done if you spend all of your time with the choir as opposed to the rest of the congregation.

The school will fill the place now occupied by the church.

I could never concentrate on Sunday church services because I'd be concentrating on women's hats.

Kenzo were celebrating their 30th anniversary, and they did this big, huge show in Paris and invited back all the models who'd walked for them in the 30-year era. How I found myself in the mix, I'll never know.

I have the whole costume from Playboy's sixtieth-anniversary cover shoot.

In a world where it is so easy to neglect, deny, corrupt and suppress the truth, the scientist may find his discipline severe. For him, truth is so seldom the sudden light that shows new order and beauty; more often, truth is the uncharted rock that sinks his ship in the dark.

At a grand evening service in a church, my concerto created such a furor that the worshippers rushed out to keep the crowd outside the church quiet.

The first show we ever played was at my church.

In 1961, an official U.S. commission oversaw thousands of events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Civil War. All 50 states joined in, but not surprisingly, the biggest events took place in the 11 southern states that made up the defeated Confederacy.

I never planned to join Black Sabbath - it just happened. It was back in 1979 when they were celebrating their 10th anniversary.

I never thought I'd be able to say 25 years about anything, really, much less be a recording artist for 25 years.

I liken the Queen thing to being in a worship service. Everyone comes having grown up with this music. It's in their blood, in their souls. Every night, it's always a huge standing ovation.

I was really talkative as a child. The priest used to pray for me not to talk so much because I was distracting the other kids.

My husband and I went to Venice, Italy, for our first-year anniversary and spent a day on the Island of Burano. There, we had lunch at the famed Trattoria al Gatto Nero da Ruggero - one of the most incredible meals of our lives.

My little brother and grandma told me I could sing. I used to sing in church, too. Not like in the choir or anything, but for people around the church... on the church bus going home and Christmas plays.