I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

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"Let your mind alone, and see what happens."

- Virgil Thomson

Mindfulness

"Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not."

- Virgil Thomson

Facing Fears

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"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Belief

"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Belief

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

- Buddha

Belief

"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."

- Might Guy

Belief

"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

- Josephus Daniels

Belief