A Quote by Perfume Genius

When something is heartwarming and triumphant, and not corny or preachy, it's such a powerful thing.

Perfume Genius

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Corny Heartwarming Powerful Something Thing Triumphant

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Perfume Genius
American - Musician
Born: September 25, 1981

I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy because you're also making people laugh, so it's really kind of a good tool for messaging.

Zach Galifianakis

Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can say no to that, and that's very powerful.

John Cho

Triumphant capitalism has unleashed a powerful drive toward inequality, not improvement, in the social sphere.

Herbert Schiller

I feel like nowadays it's almost become a corny thing to say that you want to be a role model or do something good for the world, but the artists I've looked up to - like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Prince - were about something.

Snoh Aalegra

I tell my students that the single most powerful thing that we have in this country - something that literally harbors no dissent and no questioning - is the all-powerful elite narrative.

James Carville

I wrote 'Triumphant Heart' and it made me feel triumphant.

Jason Becker

The last thing I ever want to do is be preachy.

Brad Paisley

I used to think it was corny to be in love but actually it's corny to lose an awesome woman! Real talk.

Godfrey

I had a standup act, and I ended up turning it into something that was really watered down and accessible. Something that went from scary and threatening to something that was almost to the point of being corny.

Bobcat Goldthwait

I make sure I say something important without being preachy through all my performances.

Pankaj Tripathi

All right. I'm corny. But I think there's just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am.

Walt Disney

There is no such thing as a powerful prayer; we only have powerful people praying to a powerful God.

Chris Oyakhilome

He that is once "born of God shall overcome the world," and the prince of this world too, by the power of God in him. Holiness is no solitary, neglected thing; it hath stronger confederacies, greater alliances, than sin and wickedness. It is in league with God and the universe; the whole creation smiles upon it; there is something of God in it, and therefore it must needs be a victorious and triumphant thing.

Ralph Cudworth

I've been through a lot of heartache in my day, and you turn to music to prop yourself up. It's a healing thing, and it's a powerful, powerful, beautiful thing.

Nancy Wilson

I know it sounds corny, but I’d love to improve people’s lives, especially socially… Making the world more open is not an overnight thing. It’s a ten-to-fifteen-year thing.