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"If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

People, Opinions, Will

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"If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters."

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