"The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem."

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"The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem."

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"I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though."

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"The person whose attention is in the 'pure Soul' is known as a renowned person. No one in the past had been celebrated as a famous person, they were called renowned persons. To be famous is the result of an 'above normal' state."

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"I need attention?No...I need victim....!"

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"Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness."

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