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Undefeated Motivation

Undefeated Motivation

"Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood." -Norman Cousins -Undefeated Motivation
Norman Cousins 

“Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis – once that crisis can be recognized and understood.” -Norman Cousins

“Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis – once that crisis can be recognized and understood.” -Norman Cousins

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