“I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

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Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890) 1853–1890

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“I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.”

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