When I was 15, all I knew was that I had to be somebody and that I could … - Juan Gabriel

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I think all of us are looking at the future with yesterday's eyes.

Juan Gabriel

When I was 15, all I knew was that I had to be somebody and that I could be somebody. So I exploited the only thing I knew, which was singing and songwriting.

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There is no more disastrous mania, no more dangerous whim, than the speculation over roads not taken.

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I don't believe in competing, because there's room for everyone. You have to compete with yourself, because your duty to grow as a human being and keeping your humility is much more important than your music career. You can get money, women, travels, but all that's an illusion.

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The saddest thing that can happen to a person is to find out their memories are lies.

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The most wonderful thing in life is to do something for a child because they're children for such a short time. We can't allow ourselves to let them live a miserable childhood.

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I don't believe in anything, only in myself, but I respect all people who believe in something.

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