I have no use for cranks who despise music, because it is a gift of God. Music drives away the Devil and makes people joyful; they forget thereby all wrath, unchastity, arrogance, and the like. Next after theology, I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.

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Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

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Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.

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Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. — Theodore Roosevelt

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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

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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

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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. ― John F. Kennedy

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I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.

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Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.

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