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“One [reality] is that I am responsible for my attitude. I can be in prison, and I happen to get a chance to go outside. I can look at the mud, or I can look at the stars. I am the one who decides which way to look. That is true for every one of us.”

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Gary Chapman, born on January 10, 1938, is an American author. He is renowned for his book 'The Five Love Languages', which explores how people express and receive love in five different ways. more

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