What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself.

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"Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours."

- Ludwig van Beethoven

Love

"Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman."

- Ludwig van Beethoven

Inspiration

"Music can change the world"

- Ludwig van Beethoven

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"To play without passion is inexcusable!"

- Ludwig van Beethoven

Motivation

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."

- Ludwig van Beethoven

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"I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!"

- Monkey D. Luffy

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"Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light."

- Osho

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"It's better to be a lonely lion than a popular sheep."

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"Let your spirit dart and weave, free as a dragonfly"

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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go."

- Dr. Seuss

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