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A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. the real mistake is to stop trying.
-B. F. Skinner
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A Failure Is Not Always A Mistake,

B. F. Skinner
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. the real mistake is to stop trying.
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Negative feelings are in you, not in reality. stop trying to change reality. that's crazy! stop trying to change the other person. we spend all our time and energy trying to change external circumstances, trying to change our spouses, our bosses, our friends, our enemies, and everybody else. we don't have to change anything. negative feelings are in you.
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