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Simple Things

Jim Brickman

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Face it--the one person you never spend time with is yourself.”

“I personally believe that fear is a great motivator. Being afraid can even be healthy, as you really achieve something grand when you get to the other side of your worst nightmare.”

“We live in a time of overstimulation. There's not a moment when we're not 'on something'--such as the TV, radio (cell phone, Facebook) CD player (Pandora) or cordless whatever.”

“So what can you do about your own manic moments? I tell myself, 'It's okay if I have no clue what to do. I will go through a few tough moments--I've gotten through worse moments before in my life. Every tough moment actually does make me stronger and smarter.”

“Slow down. We all move way too fast.”

“Realize that stress doesn't happen because the world has made some pact against you personally.”

“Please, allow yourself some king of release, even if it involves eating the whole tub of Cool Whip. A Snickers bar can be very therapeutic. Whatever works for you, whatever makes you feel as if a pin has been stuck inside the stress balloon you've been building up inside. ... Let it out.”

“People talk to me about how music hovers on the fringes of faith. And this is as ethereal as I get, but sometimes I'll play something, and I truly wonder how this music came out of me. I really do sit there with my hands on the keys, and I feel like something or someone else is guiding them.”

“Of course, it comes down to a little creativity and a lot of motivation. The creativity is inside all of us. The motivation is rougher.”

“Just realize that things Will go wrong. Freaking out isn't going to make it better.”

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