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> [There are only two potential tragedies in life, and dying young isn't one of them. These are the two real tragedies: If you go through life and you don't love ... and if you go through life and you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/there-are-only-two-potential-tragedies-in-life-and-dying-young-isn-t/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

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## More by John Powell

> [Playing is much, much harder than composing in my opinion, becoming a player. If you want to be a player for all your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/playing-is-much-much-harder-than-composing-in-my-opinion-becoming-a/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [“The trouble with ancient history is that, as far as I can tell, the vast majority of it took place a hell of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/the-trouble-with-ancient-history-is-that-as-far-as-i-can-tell-the/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [There are only two potential tragedies in life, and dying young isn't one of them. These are the two real tragedies: If you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/there-are-only-two-potential-tragedies-in-life-and-dying-young-isn-t/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [God is to us like the sky to a small bird, which cannot see its outer limits and cannot reach its distant horizons, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/god-is-to-us-like-the-sky-to-a-small-bird-which-cannot-see-its-outer/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [He who has no inclination to learn more will be very apt to think that he knows enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/he-who-has-no-inclination-to-learn-more-will-be-very-apt-to-think/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [You just don't make decisions about what you're going to be like when you are old. I know that I am making that decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/you-just-don-t-make-decisions-about-what-you-re-going-to-be-like-when/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [A person can grow only as much as his horizon allows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/a-person-can-grow-only-as-much-as-his-horizon-allows/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [“It’s a shameful indictment of the shabby way we live nowadays, but we have to face the fact that most of you won’t have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/it-s-a-shameful-indictment-of-the-shabby-way-we-live-nowadays-but-we/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [Growth is always a gradual process, a bridge slowly crossed and not a corner sharply turned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/growth-is-always-a-gradual-process-a-bridge-slowly-crossed-and-not-a/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [It is essential that our love be liberating, not possessive. We must at all times give those we love the freedom to be themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/it-is-essential-that-our-love-be-liberating-not-possessive-we-must-at/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [You can't reinvent yourself for every movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/you-can-t-reinvent-yourself-for-every-movie/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [“But why should a flute make a sound which is smoother and less complex than that of a violin or oboe? To answer this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/but-why-should-a-flute-make-a-sound-which-is-smoother-and-less/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [Our lives are shaped by those who love us](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/our-lives-are-shaped-by-those-who-love-us/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [Attitudes are capable of making the same experience either pleasant or painful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/attitudes-are-capable-of-making-the-same-experience-either-pleasant/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [The only love worthy of a name is unconditional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/the-only-love-worthy-of-a-name-is-unconditional/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

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