The deeper I go into myself, the stronger I become, because I realize that my real self is much bigger than any fear.

Michael Jackson

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Unless I am both capable of and willing to reopen the wound every time I write a song, if I choose to not look inside myself to write music, I'm really not worth being called an artist at all.

Lady Gaga

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Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Bob Marley

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One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection.

Nelson Mandela

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Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.

Oprah Winfrey

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I had been in a motorcycle accident and I'd been hurt, but I recovered. Truth was that I wanted to get out of the rat race. Having children changed my life and segregated me from just about everybody and everything that was going on. Outside of my family, nothing held any real interest for me and I was seeing everything through different glasses.

Bob Dylan

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