But you make me sing like a guitar humming . . .
Neil DiamondRead
Free, only want to be free, we huddle close, hang on to a dream.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep desire for freedom and the importance of dreams in achieving it.
In this quote, Neil Diamond captures the essence of human aspiration for freedom, suggesting that the longing to be free is a universal sentiment. The imagery of huddling close illustrates the importance of community and support in pursuing one's dreams, highlighting that dreams serve as motivators that can empower individuals to seek liberation from constraints.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about chasing personal dreams despite obstacles.
But you make me sing like a guitar humming . . .
My voice is unadorned. I don't try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have. If I make mistakes in notes, or there are cracks in notes, I don't fix them. That's the way it is.
I have a lot of confidence, but little Self-Esteem. This has given me a tremendous creative spark because it forced me to keep proving myself.
You have to go out there and give a piece of yourself -- your life, your soul. And you better give the audience everything you can -- physically, emotionally, musically. Then maybe they'll accept you and give you a standing ovation at the end.
I didn't want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings inside of me I didn't really understand, so I wanted to understand where they were coming from to help me be a better person and a better songwriter.
If it can affect me, if it has meaning to me, if I feel I can do it well, I will do it and record it and thats why I recorded these songs.
One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: βPreach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words.β Opportunities to do so are all around us. Do not miss them by waiting too long on the road to Damascus.
For each thorn, there's a rosebud... For each twilight - a dawn... For each trial - the strength to carry on, For each storm cloud - a rainbow... For each shadow - the sun... For each parting - sweet memories when sorrow is done.
From her concession speech: Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it...You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be unremarkable for a woman to win primary state victories, unremarkable to have a woman in a close race to be our nominee, unremarkable to think that a woman can be the President of the United States. And that is truly remarkable.
And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world.
The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.
Well, the task I've set forth will long outlive our own generation. But together, we too have come through the worst. Let us now begin a major effort to secure the best- a crusade for freedom that will engage the faith and fortitude of the next generation. For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.
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