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Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. The past is closed and limited; the future is open and free.
Deepak Chopra
— Deepak Chopra
Author and alternative medicine advocate
The Path to Love: Spiritual Strategies for Healing, p. 170

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Deepak Chopra
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The Path to Love: Spiritual Strategies for Healing, p. 170
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