I am who I am because the tears of my past have watered the magnificence of my present.
You can't allow tradition to get in the way of innovation. There's a need to respect the past, but it's a mistake to revere your past.
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You can't allow tradition to get in the way of innovation. There's a need to respect the past, but it's a mistake to revere your past.
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