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“The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally.”
Source : Source: www.pbs.org
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“I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.”
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“We live in an ocean of air like fish in a body of water. By our breathing we are attuned to our atmosphere. If we inhibit our breathing we isolate ourselves from the medium in which we exist. In all Oriental and mystic philosophies, the breath holds the secret to the highest bliss.”
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“If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.”
Source : "Readers recommend: best saxophone songs" by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. October 30, 2014. 
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“I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.”
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“It was the difference between walking with a stranger and walking with your heartmate. It was the difference between working for duty and working for love.”
Source : Edith Pattou (2014). “North Child”, p.75, Usborne Publishing Ltd
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“It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.”
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“I think you can train yourself to block out some of that pressure and replace it with confidence. It's about preparation, and the more prepared I am, the less pressure I feel and the more confident I am. As your confidence grows, it's only natural that the pressure you feel diminishes.”
Source : Source: www.usatoday.com
