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We are injured and hurt emotionally, Not so much by other people or what they say and don't say, But by our own attitude and our own response.

Maxwell Maltz

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Maxwell Maltz
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: March 10
Died: 1975
Died: April 7
Author
Physician
Playwright
Psychologist
Surgeon
Writer
New York City
New York
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People
Injured
Emotionally
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Attitude
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