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Beware of losing what isn't in your head.


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I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.



There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.



Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.

Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.



The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.

The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.



The world is no longer a romantic place; some of its people still are however, and therein lies the promise. Don't let the world win.

The world is no longer a romantic place; some of its people still are however, and therein lies the promise. Don't let the world win.



It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.

It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.



If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.



I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.



Good music can act as a guide to good living.

Good music can act as a guide to good living.



Look at everything. Don't close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.

Look at everything. Don't close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.





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He who wishes to know, must seek to understand.

He who wishes to know, must seek to understand.



Pain and anger have to go somewhere. If we keep stuffing them down instead of processing them, we’ll end up either turning them inward, which isn’t good, or outward, which is no better.

Pain and anger have to go somewhere. If we keep stuffing them down instead of processing them, we’ll end up either turning them inward, which isn’t good, or outward, which is no better.



Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.



If you personalize losses, you can't trade.

If you personalize losses, you can't trade.



Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing

Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing



Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.



When you realize that the ego is making you miserable you don't identify with it. You identify with your soul's humility and the ego dissolves.

When you realize that the ego is making you miserable you don't identify with it. You identify with your soul's humility and the ego dissolves.



When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something successful? What makes it work? I just try to use my expertise and whatever insight I have to the game.

When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something successful? What makes it work? I just try to use my expertise and whatever insight I have to the game.



I don’t want to be an anti, against anybody. I simply want to be the builder of a great affirmation: the affirmation of God,who loves us and who wants to save us.

I don’t want to be an anti, against anybody. I simply want to be the builder of a great affirmation: the affirmation of God,who loves us and who wants to save us.



If you want a successful marriage, let your husband do what he wants to do.

If you want a successful marriage, let your husband do what he wants to do.




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