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“When trying to get people to change familiar ways of doing things, social pressures and constraints exerted by the informal peer group represent the most potent restraining force that must be overcome and, at the same time, the most powerful inducing force that can be exploited to achieve success.”
― Lee Ross, The Person and the Situation

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“Sometimes stepping away from what you desire the most, is the best action to take: because it gives the process the momentum to take its own course.”
― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana

tags: actions, inspirational-quotes, patience-and-love

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“people often make correct predictions on the basis of erroneous beliefs and defective prediction strategies.”
― Lee Ross, The Person and the Situation

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“To take that second chance, we need to notice where we are and be open to the possibility of growing.”
― Holly Elissa Bruno, The Comfort of Little Things: An Educator's Guide to Second Chances

tags: awareness, living-in-the-present, second-chances

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“Destiny is not always preordained. Life is about making choices. Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, the bridges we cross, and the ones we burn. Our souls cast long shadows over many people, even after we are gone. Fate, luck, and providence are the consequence of our freedom of choice, not the determinants. When justice is served by following our principles, making good decisions brings us inner peace.”
― Judith Land, Adoption Detective: Memoir of an Adopted Child