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If we do not believe in ourselves- neither in our efficacy nor in our goodness- the universe is a frightening place.

Nathaniel Branden

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Nathaniel Branden
Age: 84 †
Born: 1930
Born: April 9
Died: 2014
Died: December 3
Academic
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Frightening
Goodness
Neither
Universe
Place
Believe
Efficacy

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