Cornel West (1953) African-American philosopher and political/civil rights activist
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“Our culture today confuses great attention and great success, assuming them to be the same thing. But they are not.”
Source: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016), Chapter 9, “...And Then You Die” (p. 207)
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