For the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth - that Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.- Maya Angelou

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I don't want to sing boring pop songs - I want to sing songs that are meaningful to me.

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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

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I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine.

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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ― Maya Angelou

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Each time I think that the song is ended ... something higher and better begins for me.

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If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

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And I circle ten thousand years long; And I still don't know if I'm a falcon, a storm, or an unfinished song

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard

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