What you do if someone doesn't understand your song, is to keep on singing your song.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stay true to your vision even if others do not understand it.
- In plain terms
- Keep doing your thing even if people disagree.
- What can you take from it?
- Stay true to your vision despite misunderstanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you keep singing?
- How do you handle criticism?
Another view
Sometimes others understand better than the creator.
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