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“You get to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn't.”

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David Foster, born on November 1, 1949, is a renowned musician. His musical career spans multiple genres, including pop, rock, and classical music. Foster is known for his contributions to the music industry, and has won numerous music awards. more

“It seems like the big difference between good art and so-so art lies somewhere in the art's heart's purpose, the agenda of the consciousness behind the text. It's got something to do with love, with having the discipline to talk out of the part of yourself that can love instead of the part that just wants to be loved.”

Want Heart Art Bigs Seems Lying Purpose Differences Behinds Consciousness Discipline Agendas Good Art

Author:David Foster

“Gentlemen, welcome to the world of reality – there is no audience. No one to applaud, to admire. No one to see you. Do you understand? Here is the truth – actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one. No one queues up to see it. No one is interested.”

World Reality Audience Admire Welcome Gentleman Heroism Queues Ovation

Author:David Foster

“The really important kind of freedom involves...being able truly to care about other people...”

People Inspirational Kind Important Care Able Freedom Sacrifice Helping Hand Caring For Others Jest Unconsciousness Rat Race Real Freedom Infinite Jest Awareness Of Others

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“Tennis's beauty's infinite roots are self-competitive. You compete with your own limits to transcend the self in imagination and execution. Disappear inside the game: break through limits: transcend: improve: win.”

Self Games Winning Imagination Break Limits Roots Infinite Disappear Tennis Execution Break Through

Author:David Foster

“Try to let what is unfair teach you.”

Trying Teach Unfair Jest Infinite Jest

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“It is unimaginably hard to do this, to stay conscious and alive, day in and day out.”

Hard Alive Conscious

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“CPR to those elements of what’s human and magical that still live and glow despite the times’ darkness.”

Humans Stills Darkness Elements Despite Cpr

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“There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says 'Morning, boys. How's the water?' And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes 'What the hell is water?'”

Way Looks Two Happens Young Bits Water Boys Morning Hell Fishes Swim Swimming

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