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.
When you welcome your emotions as teachers, _x000D_ every emotion brings good news, _x000D_ even the ones that are painful.
The business (and person) who tries to be everything to everyone ends up being nothing to anyone.
Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.
Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.
For an idea which, at first, does not seem absurd, there is no hope.
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
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