
We don’t get to choose what happens to us-”but we always get to choose how we react to it.
– GS Jennsen
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- By all means judge and react, but at some point afterwards be sure to reflect and switch sides. The next time you might be less quick to react. – Nina Joshi Ramsey
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- Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think. – Patrick Lencioni
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