I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that 'all that I am,' I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. — Andrew Carnegie

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My favorite thing in the world is telling stories, and most of what I do is telling stories through music.

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Be the change that you wish to see in the world. — Mahatma Gandhi

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How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to gradually change the world!

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As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

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'Rigoletto' has long been one of my favorite operas, and it was on my short list way back when I first talked to Peter Gelb. I started thinking about what I could bring to this masterpiece, which has been seen all over the world for so many years.- Michael Mayer

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The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart.

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Better to be blind and see with your heart, than to have two good eyes and see nothing. ― Helen Keller

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