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Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams. Happiness is a direction, not a place.
Sydney J. Harris
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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
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London
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We believe what we want to believe, what we like to believe, what suits our prejudices and fuels our passions.
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The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.
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