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The material you work with is that which you will come to resemble. That which you work against will always work against you, including yourself.
The material you work with is that which you will come to resemble. That which you work against will always work against you, including yourself.
Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
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- Henry Rollins
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- Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1961; activity date not established; Wikidata Q318509, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318509 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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