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Whoever has the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you try to dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolve conflict, not how to start it.

Daniel Goleman

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Daniel Goleman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: March 7
Author
Journalist
Psychologist
Researcher
Writer
Chinatown
Stockton
Mind
Broken
People
Fight
Dominate
Already
Defeated
Study
Resolve
Start
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Fighting
Connection
Universe
Connections
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Conflict

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