“Unfortunately in this world of ours, each person views things through a certain medium, which prevents his seeing them in the same light as others…”
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Stephen Covey
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Neal Shusterman
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Erica Jong
1 quote“And what is laughter anyway? Changing the angle of vision.”