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" It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier. "
Clarence Clemons
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" I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy that we bring to people. "
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" Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it that way. "
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" It's a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concert. "
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" I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. "
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" As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired. "
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" Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.' "
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" Of course, you get exhausted. You want to pass out. I came close a couple of times. But you're filled with something, that feedback that comes from the audience. "
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" The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. "
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" It takes a village to run the Big Man - a village of doctors. "
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" Through all the hardships and all the operations and all the hospitals, all that stuff each part of my life, there's been some goodness, some greatness that comes in here and helps me to be strong, to continue what I'm doing. "
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" Death is not just the end, it's the beginning. "
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" There'll be no oiling up with this band. The oil has been there for years and it only gets better. "
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" How many ways can you cut a steak? How many ways can a chord go? I've been in this business so long, I know how to cut it. "
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" I have faith in the judicial system. "
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