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It is helpful to think of people as having two fundamental motivations: the desire to see ourselves as honest, good people, and the desire to gain the benefits that come from cheating - on our taxes or on the football field.
Dan Ariely
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Dan Ariely
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 29
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