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Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires - disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way.
Bernie Siegel
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Bernie Siegel
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: October 14
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Brooklyn
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By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
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