The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

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"Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is."

- Duke Ellington

Love

"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."

- Duke Ellington

Motivation

"Life has two rules: number 1, never quit! Number 2, always remember rule number one."

- Duke Ellington

Persistence

"There are two rules in life: Number 1, never quit! Number 2, never forget rule number one."

- Duke Ellington

Determination

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"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."

- Mortimer J. Adler

Self-improvement

"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."

- Anon

Self-improvement

"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."

- Archer

Self-improvement

"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."

- Roronoa Zoro

Self-improvement

"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"

Self-improvement