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Singer-songwriter

Born on October 5, 1947, Brian Johnson is a renowned singer-songwriter. His musical career began in the 1970s, and he is known for his distinctive voice and heartfelt lyrics. Johnson has achieved significant success in the music industry, including numerous awards and a global fanbase.

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“The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old.”

People Years Four Failing Authority Paint Four Years Consistently Fear Of Failing Great Author

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“I've learned what works and what doesn't, which gives me confidence.”

Giving Confidence Give Me I've Learned

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“Painting is so much more than the materials.”

Painting Materials

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“My willingness to explore and work freely is not without risk, and at times, I find myself caught in a bind... Knowing I can fix whatever goes wrong allows me to paint, not without thought, but without hesitation.”

I Can Knowing Risk Paint Caught Willingness Hesitation

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“Perhaps the most important ingredient in my work... is my brain - particularly the right brain... the free spontaneous side, and the left brain, which is careful and methodical.”

Thinking Important Left Sides Brain Careful Ingredients Spontaneous Methodical Left Brain

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“Blackberry Smoke is a band that will never go hungry.”

Band Hungry Smoke Blackberries

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“A metallurgist is someone who can look at a platinum blonde and tell whether she's virgin material or a common ore.”

Looks Common Materials Virgins Blonde Platinum

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“The main thing (about the organization) is to enjoy motorcycles, ..and have a good relationship with the community.”

Enjoy Community Organization Motorcycle Good Relationship Bikers

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“If you look at the life of Jesus, that's an example of true worship. You know look at the stories, if you want to learn about real worship read Matthew through John. Seriously. You just read it and you will see the true level. You see when Jesus is in the boat and the storm comes when it comes and the winds are blowing and Jesus is sleeping in the boat and the disciples are freaking out. And Jesus wakes up and says "What you guys got is a problem, no?" and he commands the seas to be calm that's true worship.”

“Punk and all that was just an image that ripped people off. Johnny Rotten's a wanker, and that's all there is to it.”

People Punk Rotten Ripped Johnny Rotten

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“I'm an out and out basic man and AC/DC are one of the best rock'n'roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know.”

Knows Men World Rocks Band Rock N Roll Basics

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“Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not 'expect' from you.”

Trying May Littles Moments Action Past Independent Boxes Quitting Self Discovery Be You Consistently Our Past Explaining Your Past

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“People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they're nothing again.”

People Years Lasts Fame Luck Good Luck Being Famous

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“We see this as a test of their ability to face reality.”

Reality Faces Ability Tests

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“All the other stuff without love? Not worth a whole lot. Love starts with ourselves and needs to be approached like anything else we want to master-with a lot of diligent studying and practicing!”

Want Needs Whole Motivational Stuff Study Masters Without Love Diligent

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“Live. Love. Smile. Hug. Laugh. Dream. Do. Create. Have fun. Be intense. Be audacious. Be unreasonable. Act impeccably. Breathe. Be you. Be different.”

Different Dream Motivational Fun Laughing Breathe Intense Having Fun Be You Hug Unreasonable Audacious Live Love Smile Love

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“Live at your highest potential-moment to moment to moment... When do we feel most alive? When we're being ourselves-our highest selves.”

Feels Self Moments Motivational Alive Highest

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“I strongly believe that nothing is more spiritual than living at our highest potential while serving others. I believe that the more closely aligned we are to "spirit" the more fully we will give ourselves in service to the world. As such, my "spiritual path" is the path that leads me to a more complete manifestation of my unique Bodhisattvic duties.”

World Giving Believe Spiritual Spirit Spirituality I Believe Path Duty Highest Unique Manifestation Serving Serving Others Spiritual Path Leading Me

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“Where I lived, it was a cold mining place, a village called Dunston. The only time you saw a Rolls-Royce was when somebody died.”

Saws Cold Died Village Only Time Mining Rolls Royce

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“If we want happiness, I think we should follow classic Greek wisdom and live with areté. The word directly translates as 'excellence' or 'virtue,' but has a deeper meaning — something closer to 'expressing the highest version of ourselves.' When we're showing up fully moment to moment, there's no room for regret/anxiety/disillusionment, just a whole lot of happiness. Here's to getting our areté on!”

Ifs Thinking Want Should Whole Moments Rooms Virtue Regret Anxiety Highest Excellence Deeper Versions Greek Classic Translate Disillusionment Showing Up Deeper Meaning Meaning Something

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“They’d say, ‘If you play the record backwards, you can hear evil things like 'grrrr!'’ and I would think, ‘Geez, I didn’t know the devil sounded like that. I thought he was coherent like the rest of us.’”

Ifs Thinking Knows Play Evil Records Devil Backwards Evil Things

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“If people have a passion for anything they tend to get quite good at it.”

People Ifs Passion Wise

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“Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE.”

Needs States Practice Treasure Elusive

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“Follow Your Bliss. Not someone else’s idea of your bliss. Not what you think should be your bliss. Not what you think would impress the crowd or appease the family. Your BLISS. What truly gets you giddy.”

Thinking Should Ideas Crowds Bliss Impress Appease Giddy Follow Your Bliss

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“Let the results be a by-product of you taking impeccable steps day-in and day-out.”

Results Steps Products Impeccable

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“Self actualization is the oxygen for the soul.”

Soul Self Personal Development Oxygen Self Actualization Actualization

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“I have my 1973 Citroen DS 23 Pallas. I drive it all the time. It's still the most beautiful shape in the world.”

World Stills Beautiful Shapes

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“I used to have the Range Rover LR3, which I loved very, very much.”

Used Range Range Rover

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“When I was in school, I used to look out the window and see the big red double-deck buses driving by. It just looked so free.”

Looks Bigs School Used Red Window Driving Bus Deck

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Born: October 5, 1947
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 29

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