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It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.

William Glasser

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
Choices
Continue
Anyone
Awareness
Even
Choice
Among
Choose
Becoming
Ineffective
Impossible
Misery
Almost
Aware

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