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"The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground."
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"It's not a matter of whether you want happiness. We all need peace, love, and happiness. But, if you fail to nurture your spirit, by absorbing all things good and giving attention to the matters of your heart, it will be hard to obtain. It must radiate from inside of you. Then, flow outwardly penetrating everyone around you."

"Do not allow your happiness to be controlled by the thoughts of others. People are happy for you one minute and then the next they are looking down their noses at you. You have to find within yourself the kind of happiness that withstands the ups and downs of life. No one should have the power to limit or repress your happiness."

"There are many sources of happiness. Doing goodness is one of them and one of the best!"

"Happy people is a great hope to all the unhappy people because a path of success can always be used by the people who couldn't find such a path yet!"

"You will meet happiness on your way if you just stop looking for happiness desperately! Live your life without looking for anything!"

"We say, “Happy are the clever, for they shall inherit the admiration of their friends”; “Happy are the aggressive, for they shall inherit a career”; “Happy are the rich, for they shall inherit a world of friendsand a house full of modern gadgets.” Jesus said, “[Happy] are the meek; for they shallinherit the earth” [see Matthew 5:5]. If we want the secret of happiness . . ."meekness” is a basic key."

"Without dark clouds in our lives we would never know the joy of sunshine. We can become callous and unteachable if we do not learn from pain."

"Man must be happy, as happy as a poor child cheerfully playing with his poor toy!"
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"If not for music, I would probably be a very frustrated scientist. It's one way to answer the question, 'What is the meaning of life?' I feel music answers it better."

"I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success."

"I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively."

"For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again."

"The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud."

"I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born."

"When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again."
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