“Denial, they say, stands for"Don't even notice I am lying." Human beings are the only animals who are happily lied to by our own minds about what is actually happening around us.”

— Cesar Millan

Source: Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life

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Mexican - American dog trainer and television personality 1969

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