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“you can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
“Confine thyself to the present.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
“Let us not overlook vital things because of the bulk of trifles confronting us.” Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays
“If everybody minded their own business . . . the world would go round a deal faster than it does.” Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“Because world all twisted up and wrong, like distorted glass, only came back into focus if you looked at it through bottom of bottle.” Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
“To be successful, however, you must be brutal with yourself and focus on the flaws.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
“Man is not a circle with a single centre; he is an ellipse with a double focus.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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