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I have come to understand that life is composed of a series of coincidences. How we react to these—how we exercise what some refer to as free will—is everything; the choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determine who we are

I have come to understand that life is composed of a series of coincidences. How we react to these—how we exercise what some refer to as free will—is everything; the choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determine who we are

November 24, 2016 Nate

Perkins, John (2004-11-09). Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (p. 5)

I have come to understand that life is composed of a series of coincidences. How we react to these — how we exercise what some refer to as free will—is everything; the choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determine who we are.”


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