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" The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. "

Clarence Clemons

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" All this pain is going to come back and make me stronger. "

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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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" I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. "

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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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" More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city public schools who need them most continue to be hit hard with budget cuts. "

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" I couldn't really trust anyone. Not completely. "

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