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The more you have to talk yourself into it, the more it’s not ‘it’.

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Great masters merit emulation, not worship.
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People who do not need to please are irresistible because they radiate wholeness, a rare delicacy in a world of hungry hearts.
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I love the balls-to-the-walls rule-breaking approach the Beatles had in the studio (which I emulate), although I don't try to make my songs sound like their songs. But every time I crank a knob of some piece of equipment, or plug an instrument into the wrong amp/effect, I am channeling the Beatles.
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When your sense of worth exceeds your conditions, conditions will shift to match your vision.
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If you want to find God, hang out in the space between your thoughts.
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When you want what you want more than you fear what you want, you will have it.
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Less rules, more intuition.
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The same source that gave you the idea, will give you the means to see it through.
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Eternity does not start after you die it begins when you really live.
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In the end, we shall recognize our song and sing it well. You may feel a little warbly at the moment, but so have all the great singers. Just keep singing and you’ll find your way home.
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An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices.
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Dance on the edge of mystery.
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Kindness to self will put you in the perfect attitude and position to be kind to others.
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Take care what words you speak that follow “I am.” In so speaking you create your life.
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Those who do not forgive history are assigned to repeat it until compassion replaces judgment.
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You weren't born guilty. You were born bold and playful. Then you forgot who you are and what you deserve. When you remember who you were before you learned to apologize for asking, you'll have everything you want.
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