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No one can quite say what the creative process is. Because I have nothing to do with it of course. It's created in space. It's God's work, not mine.
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I love experienced people. I love people who are phenomenally talented. I love people who've worked so hard and been so courageous and are the leaders in their fields. For me to meet somebody like that and learn from them and share words with them -to me that's magic.
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The fans don't know how much I love them so. It really can get to a hurting feeling inside due to how strong I love them all.
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If I am guilty of anything it is of believing what God said about children: 'Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.' In no way do I think that I am God, but I try to be God-like in my heart.
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I deserve a fair trial, like every other American citizen. A large amount of ugly, malicious misinformation has been released to the media about me.
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Follow the Golden Rule. Be kind to your neighbors, love them as much as you would love yourself, do unto others.
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I look at things and try to imagine what is possible and then hope to surpass those boundaries.
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Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
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My fans are activists they will fight with you to defend me.
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Well, you don't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parties and buddies. There were none of that for me. I didn't have friends when I was little. My brothers were my friends.
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Success definitely brings on loneliness. People think you're lucky, that you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything, but that's not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff.
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There's a Mother's Day and there's a Father's Day, but there's no Children's Day. It would mean a lot. World peace.
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I never think about themes. I let the music create itself. I like it to be a potpourri of all kinds of sounds, all kinds of colors, something for everybody, from the farmer in Ireland to the lady who scrubs toilets in Harlem.
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Culture changes, fashions change, customs change. Great music is immortal.
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One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt me. You don't say that to children and I never forgot it.
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In times like these, we need each other. We must bond together in spirit and in service.
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I've been through hell and back. I have, to be honest, and still I'm able to do what I do and nothing can stop me. No one can stop me, no matter what. I stop when I'm ready to stop. You know, and I'm just saying, you know, I will continue to move forward no matter what.
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In the end, the most important thing is to be true to yourself and those you love and work hard. I mean, work like there's no tomorrow. Train. Strive. I mean, really train and cultivate your talent to the highest degree. Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive. Use the tools of your trade, if it's books or a floor to dance on or a body of water to swim in. Whatever it is, it's yours.
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Nothing quenches the thirst like a wheat beer, or sharpens the appetite like an India pale ale. Nothing goes as well with seafood as a dry porter or stout, or accompanies chocolate like an imperial stout. Nothing soothes like a barleywine. These are just a few of the specialty styles of beer.
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As corny as it sounds, natural highs are the greatest highs in the world. The stars, the mountains, children, babies smiling are just magic.
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They say that parenting is like dancing. You take one step, your child takes another.
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Going to my shows, it's like a religious experience, because you come out, you go in one person, you come out a different person.
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I just want to bring the world together. Togetherness is what I want for this planet.
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I know that the creator will go, but his work survives. That is why to escape death, I attempt to bind my soul to my work.