I have learned that music helps a lot of people survive, and they want songs that can give them something - I guess you could call it hope.
Interpretation
Music provides solace and hope to those in need.
In this quote, Maurice White expresses the profound impact of music on people's lives, particularly in difficult times. He suggests that music serves not only as entertainment but as a source of comfort and hope, helping individuals cope with their struggles and find resilience through song.
In practice
During a speech at a charity event, I quoted Maurice White to highlight the healing power of music for those in need.
But again and again, we should reflect back to the darkness of the cocoon. In order to inspire ourselves forward, we must look back to see the contrast with the place we came from. You see, we cannot reject the world of the cocoon - which out which we may create a new cocoon. When we see the suffering that occured in the old cocoon, that inspires us to go forward in our journey of warriorship. It is a journey that is unfolding within us.
You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory.
Excellence endures and sustains. It goes beyond motivation into the realms of inspiration.
I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn't able to succeed at those institutions.
I hope and expect there are female coaches out there who are saying they want to do what I do, and if I can play a part in that and when I step away from the game can say 'I was the first,' then I'm proud of that too.
When all doors are shut and you have nowhere to go, that is when you go within. Every crisis is an opportunity and you are the beginning.
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