Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.
Interpretation
Don't ignore the unseen possibilities just because they are not immediately visible.
This quote emphasizes the importance of remaining open-minded and attentive to opportunities, even when they are not obvious. It suggests that valuable insights and possibilities can exist beyond our immediate perception, and closing ourselves off to these can limit our experiences and growth.
In practice
During a motivational speech to encourage open-mindedness in students.
I suppose I've always done my share of crying, especially when there's no other way to contain my feelings. I know that men ain't supposed to cry, but I think that's wrong. Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and feeling is being human. Oh yes, I cry.
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
To me, music is entertainment - what else can it be? In fact, it's the only language I know of that's universal.
Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound egotistical, but it makes sense.
When I started to sing like myself - as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while - when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it.
The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.
I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by Him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self-security... Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not.
With parsimony a little is sufficient; without it nothing is sufficient; but frugality makes a poor man rich.
I had a great teacher in India who said to me, 'If you think you're spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.'
None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel very slowly may yet make far greater progress, provided they keep always to the straight road, than those who, while they run, forsake it.
We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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