From A Fortune Cookie

Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.

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Tony "T-Bird" Burgess

Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding-heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura and Cody is our dog. Daily I work for a blood bank. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

3 thoughts on “From A Fortune Cookie”

  2. Reminds me of that line about when the US composer Gershwin went to France to learn from established European composers like Ravel. Ravel said – “Why be a second-rate Ravel, when you are a first-rate Gershwin?”

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