All of a sudden, someone threw me in front of this rock and roll band. And I decided then and there that was it. I never wanted to do anything else.

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"Half moon, night time sky, seven stars, heaven’s eyes. Seven songs on seven seas, just to bring all your sweet love home to me."

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Love

"One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing, you're gonna spread your wings, child, and take to the sky"

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Hope

"Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got."

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"I’m one of those regular weird people."

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- George Lorimer

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"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

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"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

- Walt Disney

Determination

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

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