The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.
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- Attributed to
- Walt Disney
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- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
- Attribution status
- ! Commonly misattributed
Line spoken by Rafiki in The Lion King (1994), after Walt Disney's death.
Photo: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · Portrait: Boy Scouts of America (Public domain)
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