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“It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.”

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Herbie Hancock, born on April 12, 1940, is a renowned jazz pianist, composer, and music producer. Known for his unique musical style and cross-genre artistic exploration, he is one of the most important figures in modern jazz. more

“What shall we do my darling, when trial grows more, and more, when the dim, lone light expires, and it's dark, so very dark, and we wander, and know not where, and cannot get out of the forest - whose is the hand to help us, and to lead, and forever guide us? ... Where do you think I've strayed and from what new errand returned. I have come from to and fro, and walking up and down the same place that Satan hailed from when God asked where he'd been.”

Thinking Knows Helping Hands Light Grows Dark Forever Atheism Walking Positive Atheism Guides Trials Forests Wander Satan Up And Down Darling Lone Errands

Book:Selected Letters

Source: Selected Letters

“You are nipping in the bud fancies which I let blossom. The shore is safer, but I love to buffet the sea - I can count the bitter wrecks here in these pleasant waters, and hear the murmuring winds, but oh, I love the danger!”

I Can Water Sea Atheism Danger Wind Positive Atheism Bitter Pleasant Fancy Shore Wrecks Bud Buffets Murmuring

Book:The Letters of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Letters of Emily Dickinson

“God's little Blond Blessing we have long deemed you, and hope his so-called Will will not compel him to revoke you.”

Littles Long Atheism Blessing Positive Atheism

Author:Emily Dickinson

“Heavenly Father - take to thee The supreme iniquity Fashioned by thy candid Hand In a moment contraband - Though to trust us seem to us More respectful - We are Dust - We apologize to thee For thine own Duplicity.”

Moments Hands Seems Father Atheism Positive Atheism Supreme Dust Thee Heavenly Apologizing Respectful Heavenly Father Candid Iniquity Duplicity

Book:The Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson

“The Crime, from us, is hidden, [though] he is presumed to know.”

Knows Atheism Crime Positive Atheism

Author:Emily Dickinson

“Within thy Grave! Oh no, but on some other flight - Thou only camest to mankind To rend it with Good night”

Night Atheism Mankind Positive Atheism Graves Flight Good Night

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)

“Some Arrows slay but whom they strike - But this slew all but him - Who so appareled his Escape - Too trackless for a Tomb”

Atheism Positive Atheism Strikes Arrows Tombs

Book:The Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson

“When he tells us about his Father, we distrust him. When he shows us his Home, we turn away, but when he confides to us that he is acquainted with grief, we listen, for that also is an acquaintance of our own.”

Shows Home Turns Father Grief Atheism Positive Atheism Distrust Acquaintance

Book:The Letters of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Letters of Emily Dickinson

“The Spirit lurks within the Flesh Like Tides within the Sea That make the Water live, estranged What would the Either be?”

Spirit Water Sea Atheism Positive Atheism Flesh Tides Being Positive

Book:The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson

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