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. . . Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It's only power over you is to draw your attention our of the present.

Dan Millman

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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Daniel Jay Millman
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