"The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.“

-Abraham Maslow

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"A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself."

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"The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior."

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