Tis Fate that flings the dice, And as she flings Of kings makes peasants, And of peasants kings. - John Dryden

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The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that get people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much.

John Dryden

Tis Fate that flings the dice, And as she flings Of kings makes peasants, And of peasants kings.

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For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.

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Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.

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The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.

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Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.

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Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God 'tisglory; and when men aspire, 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire.

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