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“Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small child, was appreciating Jamaican music.”
Source : "No Doubt's Adrian Young gets irie with a reggae mix". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. October 2, 2012. 
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“When you approach spirituality as an adventure of being alive, you start as you would any adventure--with a sense of mystery and not-knowing. Instead of searching for answers that make you feel safe, you set out into the vastness of life and death, with a willingness to continually grow. You open up to the possibility that your ordinary life is an extraordinary adventure, and that your joys and sorrows have meaning. Spiritual practice becomes your rudder, offering direction and insight and discretion as you venture into the unknown.”
Source : Elizabeth Lesser (2008). “The Seeker's Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure”, p.16, Ballantine Books
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“The security comes, as an actor, in knowing that you're not in control. If you try to control your career, or how people perceive you, you'll make yourself unhappy, because life doesn't work like that. So much is luck. It's much better to let yourself off, to think, 'There's nothing I can do.'”
Source : "Matthew Macfadyen: 'I do have a good eye'". Interview with Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2010.
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“Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy.”
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“Beth: "You're ridiculous." Xavier: "I think you mean irresistible." Beth: "Yes, ridiculously irresistible.”
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“I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.”
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“Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.”
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“There is no action so slight or so mean but it may be done to a great purpose, and ennobled thereby.”
