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Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. question everything. that's what education's all about.
-David Eddings
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Once You've Decided That Something's Absolutely True,

David Eddings
Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. question everything. that's what education's all about.
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