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We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
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- Charles R. Swindoll
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- Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Chuck Swindoll: documented birth year 1934; activity date not established. Wikidata Q5115734, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5115734 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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