關於 devotion in a sentence ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

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รักรื่น-เลิกรา เป็นธรรมดาของความรัก เราอาจมองความรักเป็นสิ่งสวยงาม แต่ความรักมีเส้นทางที่ซับซ้อน สับสน และมีความหมายที่มากไปกว่าแค่เพียง 'สวยงาม' เสมอ

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เมื่อรักใครสักคน สิ่งที่เราต้องการจากคนนั้นคือการยอมรับในตัวเรา และเมื่อรักกัน สิ่งที่ทั้งคู่ต้องการก็คือการยอมรับในกันและกัน เมื่อใดที่ใครคนหนึ่งไม่ยอมรับ ย่อมมีโอกาสที่รักนั้นจะจืดจางและเหือดแห้งลง
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The cuddle th school - break up is normal of love. We may look at love as beautiful, but love has a complicated, confusing and meaningful path that is always more than just 'beautiful'

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When we love someone, all we want from that person is to accept us. and when we love each other, all they want is to accept each other. When someone doesn't accept it, there is a chance that love will fade and dry.

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Love during sweet and fresh is not difficult to prove. It is love that passes time. Love that doesn't flourish is the love that waits for the day. Love can flourish. Need to take care of each other. watering the earth for the tree to grow. Love grows. Love flowering New again and over again

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Aristotle says dedication to the benefit of love is the heart of love. If you don't do this, then the relationship may not be love.

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This dedication is not only " giving something " but also means " surrender to something " or " giving up their own happiness " such as some people think that when someone loves, without freedom when they are single, this is one of proof that I am. Can I "dedicate yourself" for a lover?

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Aristotle as well who says friendship and love will make us see the other as our 'second identity'. When we feel like this, doing good things for him is like doing good for himself.

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The more I dedicate myself to someone, the more I feel part of him. This one may miss the mother who gave her love.

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" doing for the benefit of the other " is not equal to " making the other happy " so there may be interrupted lovers because it is beneficial in the long term. No need to spoil all the time, but always wish. This is love.

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Love is the best wishes to make a lover happy, but love itself is not always happiness.

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It is possible that in some time, having love is suffering, but we can develop suffering between us into happiness if love can change certain qualities that used to create suffering into positive such as flirty, selfishness, nagging, etc.

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Love can change someone and love can't change someone

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Time changes some people but time doesn't change some people

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Loving someone who is not qualified to create happiness for us (or without the potential to change negative qualities into positive) is a waste.

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Because love from us (no matter how much) does not change anyone to be ' good '. He needs to have that qualification in himself or there must be an effort to change himself into a ' POSITIVE ' love.

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The love that we give to that person does not guarantee that you can change our lover alone or be our good person or bring a happy relationship.

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The love we give to someone is not holy to conquer every obstacle.

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Expecting that we love someone with all our heart. Do everything and they will do that to us. It's what we think about. If that person is not qualified as we expect.

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A lot of love is broken because we expect from the cuddle people to love us as much as we dedicated. Love is not a mark equation = in the middle of two people. If it is to adapt to the other to arrange ' balance ' which doesn't mean 'equal'

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Life is not according to the sentence that says, " only you and your love can make me happy nay, our happiness is not in someone's hand.

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It's me who should adjust our heart, fill the qualifications of ' open the opportunity to give happiness ' for ourselves. That's how we have to open for happiness from other things in life as well. It's not value it less than love. When we open, we open, we will find that we Life is fine besides love

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When so, we expect less " perfect love " or " perfect lover that could make us more merciful, forgiving and patient with the dislikes of lovers.

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He is not a factor for us to suffer with life, but still the factor that makes us happy.

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The reason we should forgive each other is because we are not perfect. When we need forgiveness from him some time.

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Whether it ends up in relationship or break up, the important thing is that we have to maintain 'happy' without being given by lovers. This is the most important feature.

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Love is uncertain, not beautiful, devotion to someone is the meaning of love. While withdrawal from the influence that person has on happiness - our suffering is important of living.

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Give love to someone we love. If it hurts, see happiness from other than love without seeing that love is the only path that will lead to happiness.

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Often, we separate from lovers to open our eyes and see happiness from other things or others in life.

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Often, when we separate from lovers to know love. The important thing is to love our own life. Life - that is not perfect, but mixed with many flavors that make us learn to grow strong.

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When we can love our own life even if it's incomplete, we can love others even if they are incomplete too.

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That's the truth of life. That's the truth of love, it's not perfect. But in imperfections, there are many good things and beautiful things. Forgive the sky days. Remember the sunny days. Look at the flowers that have bloomed and will bloom again.

Love is not beautiful, but every love has beautiful things in it.

Only we don't expect it, only one sided beauty.

Yes, we may be disappointed with love, but we don't have to be disappointed with life.

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* some information from reading conditions of love by John ArmstrongTranslated

眾神護台灣專輯的設計師蕭青陽今天獲得美國獨立音樂獎（IMA）最佳包裝設計獎！

Thank you Congratulations to everyone！
謝謝大家！ 恭喜大家！

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Responses to “Qing-Yang Xiao”
Gioia says:
One of the greatest designer I know. His album design works are something you can keep in your life. Every once a while you take out, they bring back to you all the memmories… 03/13/2012 at 7:35 pm


DESCRIBE YOUR NOMINATED WORK:
75 years ago, Macy’s grandfather left his family behind, boarding a boat in Keelung port in Taiwan heading for Osaka in Japan in pursuit of his dream as a jazz saxophonist, and he died there….75 years later, Macy, disappointed at her career as backup vocalist in Taiwan, decided to follow his grandfather’s footstep. She hopped on a plane, all alone, going to New York to pursuit her dream to make jazz music. Thus born the record After 75 Years. When I heard of this story, I realized this record is not just about music. It is also dream, memory, and passion. It is a journey across time and place, linked by family bond that was translated into 6 letters that travelled through the time and music. The envelops, stamps, papers, boats, pen handwriting, Japanese and Chinese characters, photos, and the last email. All of the proof that told the hidden secrets of the family touched me immensely and let me sink into deep thoughts. The one-year-and-half work was enjoyable, especially because it gave me a chance for the first time to fly from Asia to New York to bask in the soulful jazz music of local jazz bars. Only then did I realize the feeling of Macy’s grandfather when he embarked on that lonely trip chasing after his dream.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT?
When Macy flew from New York to Taipei to talk to me, sharing the music and story with me, I suddenly realized that this time I would not be just a designer but a director to re-create those memories of dreams on printed paper. The process of patching different memories and stories into one whole piece once made me feel melancholy too. But the result gave me much more happiness.

WHAT WAS THE CONCEPT & PROCESS? DID YOU & THE BAND COLLABORATE?
In fact, Macy’s team had already done a design in New York. But one day, Macy accidentally saw an interview of me on TV talking about my works and ideals, she decided to engage me. She flew all the way from New York to Taipei and persuaded me into doing it. She has more confidence in me and myself, believing that I would translate the deep emotions and music of east and west into an artistic expression. The profound love and courageous pursuit of dream moved me so much that I decided to take this job. Without the same devotion and conviction, I couldn’t have made it cause my pay was already used up by the time I found the photographer and copywriter and flew to New York for the shooting!

WAS THE DESIGN/IMAGE YOU CREATED USED IN ANY OTHER PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE ARTIST? PLEASE DESCRIBE:
Packaging design isn’t just sugar-coating. I always think that if one can express his heart through music, the packaging design should also deliver the emotions and thoughts of the music. It should touch people’s heart just like the melodies inside of it.

DESCRIBE WHAT IT WAS LIKE WORKING WITH THE MUSICAL ARTIST:
Each time I work with musicians, I feel like experiencing a different life. I enjoy listening and this has enriched my life.

WHAT OTHER INDEPENDENT MUSIC PROJECTS HAVE YOU WORKED ON?
Though I have always lived in the island of Taiwan I can listen to western music and the creative works via radio and other media. All these have become my nutrition and I always try to integrate various elements to create something new and unique. After 28 years in the business, the chance to always do something i haven’t yet done before keeps my passion alive and the opportunities to work with different talents are sheer pleasure to me. My works might seem more independent than independent. I did design for an album which features two grandmas from an indigenous tribe recording their tribe music in Spain. Another album features a children choir led by a principal at an elementary school located at a 1000-meter-high mountain in praise of God. Or a genius boy who hasn’t grown since the 5th grade flied from a small village on Taiwan’s east coast to Vienna to look for his dream. And there’re more…..Last time, I was very honored to receive the best packaging design from IMA for Island Story. To celebrate it, local government at my hometown held a press conference for me, allowing me to share my thoughts with the world. I made a vow there and then, saying that “I’d want to go farther into the mountains or the seaside to do the design. I want to contribute my skills and capabilities to those who still have dreams for music, even in the remote countryside.” The nomination of After 75 Years once again helped me realize my dream.

WHICH MUSICIAN’S WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH NEXT?
I’ve done it for 28 years in this island and now I’d like to work with musicians outside of my country. I haven’t done anything like reggae, punk, folk, world music, contemporary, blues, trance, break beat, big-beat, etc. As long as it’s something different, I’d like to give it a try.

WHAT ROLE WILL ALBUM ART/PHOTOGRAPHY PLAY IN A DIGITAL/STREAMING WORLD?
The age of digital music highlights the importance of physical texture of the packaging design. Like After 75 Years, if you haven’t touched it and flipped it though, you couldn’t have enjoyed it as much.

HOW HAVE CHANGES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AFFECTED YOUR CAREER & ART?
From 80s to now, the world has gone from vinyl, cassettes, walkman, CD, to MP3 and more. The evolution from analogue to digital music as well as the device has also made me grow. But whatever the tool is, I think man is born to sing. That will not never change.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO SUBMIT TO THE 11TH IMAS?
My friend in the US helped me apply for the competition of last year and this year. I changed my mind of not wanting to venture out. Now I want to share my works with people all around the world.

WHAT PHOTOGRAPHERS/GRAPHIC DESIGNERS/ARTISTS INSPIRE YOU?
They have different antenna that transmits different message than I do. Collaborating with them help me develop imagination I never had before. I love working with those geeks. Each time, we make each other’s eyes wide open!

WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE?
In 1995, I was the first Asian ever to be dominated for packaging design at Grammy. Ever since then, I’ve started to promote those records that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.

FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS… WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THE WORKS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR?
The music industry is about dream and passion. After finished the 2-year project of Story Island and one-year-and-an-half After 75 Years‘, I am now looking forward to meeting with musicians that share the same passion and dream as me.

WHERE CAN FANS FIND YOUR WORK?
My website: http://www.shout.com.tw
My blog: http://blog.yam.com/shoutstu
Mt FB: http://www.facebook.com/shout.cc
My emails: shoutstu@ms24.hinet.net shoutstu01@gmail.com
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