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Expectations Quote by Bobby McFerrin

“Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or…” quote by Bobby McFerrin — Download Open image

“Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion — you keep going forward, fearful or not, living from moment to moment. That’s how life is.”

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