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Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. Equilibrium is pragmatic. You have to get everything into proportion. You compensate, rebalance yourself so that you maintain your angle to your world. When the world shifts, you shift.

Tom Stoppard

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Tom Stoppard
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 3
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