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One of the primary reasons we don't seek counsel from the wise people around us is that we already know what we are going to hear--and we just don't want to hear it.
One of the primary reasons we don't seek counsel from the wise people around us is that we already know what we are going to hear--and we just don't want to hear it.
Approximate author period: c. 1958 AD · modern
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- Andy Stanley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1958 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Andy Stanley: documented birth year 1958; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4761344, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4761344 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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