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The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind. ↗

— Francis Wright

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We always performed for our church, but we also just performed whenever the family got together. ↗

— Debra Wilson

#always #church #family #got #just

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#bear #formed #happens #man #nature

The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations. ↗

— Benny Green

#been #duo #first #first time #had

I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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We played for peanuts. But we did what we wanted to do, we heard what we wanted to hear, we performed what we wanted to perform, we learned what we wanted to learn. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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Yeah, you know, I performed occasionally. I was in such despair because I just - if I didn't have my music to connect with, I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to be doing. There was never a 'B' plan here; it was just this. So it took me a long time to find my way. ↗

— Melissa Manchester

#connect #despair #doing #figure #find

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I didn't do improv in college, I never performed, I didn't do theater either. I was in student government, I was a history major. ↗

— Demetri Martin

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Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion. ↗

— Bob McDonnell

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