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The things that motivate us are to help other people, to feel that we're useful, to feel that we're getting better, to feel that we are kind of living to our potential, to get a sense of meaning. All of those things are positive.

Dan Ariely

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Dan Ariely
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 29
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