Jay DeMarcus Quotes
My faith and my beliefs sustain me through all of the craziness that this life brings.
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I think how Chicago plays a role in my life - it had such a role in my youth and the decisions that I made as a kid and formulated who I am as an artist early on.
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All my life, I've been working with male directors, which I've really enjoyed. And I'm lucky in that I've worked with men who have a lot of respect for women. But working with a woman is a different experience. It feels like the communication is different.
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
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Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
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Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.
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I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.
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I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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Life's too short not to have fun with what you wear.
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I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
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I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.
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I was quite satisfied with my creative life. I've always had reinforcement from a small but devoted readership.
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Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.
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Where there is love there is life.
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The biggest things in life are not materials.
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Expansion means complexity and complexity decay.
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I'd known since about eleven that I wanted to live in America.
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I do have to travel a lot for speaking engagements.
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The thing is, I feel like it would defeat the purpose of being a musician if I let any kind of fear of failure affect my songwriting or making an album or whatever.
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Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength.
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My faith and my beliefs sustain me through all of the craziness that this life brings.
