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People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their behavior out of reason in a way that animals can't do.
People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their behavior out of reason in a way that animals can't do.
Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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- Gretchen Rubin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Gretchen Rubin: documented birth year 1965; activity date not established. Wikidata Q5607716, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5607716 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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