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![“I find confidence seductive. Confidence, to me, is being happy in your own identity and not being influenced by others. I find that quite seductive because I'm a 50-50 person: in some ways I'm confident, and in some ways I'm quiet, reclusive. [I] like someone who can shake me out of that and…” quote by Theo James](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/169/theo-james-25958_approach_i-find-confidence-seductive-confidence-t_1421726.png)
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