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I think in life, you have a choice. You can either be optimistic or pessimistic, and I go for the optimism.

Jon Anderson

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Jon Anderson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: October 25
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John Roy Anderson
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We are all in Christs energy. We are all in the divine plan. We are all on the sacred journey, if you want to put it into some very spiritual words. And I like to sing about it, so thats what I do.
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Using the Internet as as vehicle to work with people is fascinating. It's sort of a Pandora's box of energy for me.
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We're still growing into that place of higher consciousness we are becoming a global conscience. The idea is to unravel the onion and let go of the ego and evolve to that place where you perceive everything to be a beautiful experience rather than a daunting experience.
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Most managers in the rock n' roll world... don't care so much about who's in the band as long as it's making money.
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You are the reason. If you want, you are the answer in the end.
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Tell me I'm a fool. I would not know how to believe it.
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One of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport.
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War is big business. It's a lot of money going to and fro, and unfortunately a lot of angst, and a lot of fear, and a lot of doubt. And eventually a lot of wonderful people, like soldiers, like men and women that are out there trying to do the best they can, they come back being wounded on many levels.
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My thoughts and wishes are all that surrounds, mysteries hold you then fly you away. You know you are my life, my lady of dreams.
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Who sings of all of Love's eternity Who shines so bright In all the songs of Love's unending spells? Holy lightning strikes all that's evil Teaching us to love for goodness sake. Hear the music of Love Eternal Teaching us to reach for goodness sake.
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I have seen the mystics play there Once or twice but I knew they had a reason Enchantment plays it's cards all right Hand in hand with the working of the seasons Legends can be now and forever Teaching us to love for goodness sake Legends can be now and forever Loved by the sun, loved by the sun
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Sweet music, and your secret heart. Both have the healing grace.
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We're physically part of the sun. The sun gives us energy, creates our world.
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Some people haven't got a life, I suppose. They want to be on the road all the time.
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Sweet songs of youth, the wise, the meeting of all wisdom To believe in the good in man.
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Music is beautiful. Yes, music is great. My music's great.
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The sun is so powerful, that without it we are nothing.
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