"I must be willing to give up..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
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“It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.”
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“Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.”
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