“You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.”
Phil McGraw (1950) American television host, psychologist, actor and film producer
“You cannot change what you are, only what you do.”
— Philip Pullman, book Northern Lights
Source: His Dark Materials, The Golden Compass (1995), Ch. 18 : Fog and Ice
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