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I trust you because I need you.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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The body has a mind of its own.
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The aphorism: a platitude that swerves, or slides all the way around.
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Dancers dance through their pain I shrink from mine.
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A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.
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Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest.
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Healthy vanity sweeps through life. Sickly vanity lies in bed.
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I tried self-sacrifice a couple of times in my youth.
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It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.
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I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.
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