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"To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present."

"Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it."

"Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"Your unstoppable nature is becoming and blooming - you simply, are. Go easy."
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"The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock outgrowth of my popular music aspirations."


"It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist."


"With Schubert, a lot of the melodies are very simple, but he's in this groove. He's in touch with his heart."


"There were a couple of years when I wanted to be a football player, but I really always wanted to be a singer."


"I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things."


"I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like."


"When you're doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there's a reason why those musicals are hits. These are amazing songs!"


"I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing."
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