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title: "5 Distancing Yourself Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Occasionally we are asked whether it would make sense to modify our investment strategy to perform better in today's financial climate. Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-klarman/occasionally-we-are-asked-whether-it-would-make-sense-to-modify-our/)

[Seth Klarman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-klarman/)

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> [The people did not elect me. I speak with one voice that may echo other people, but I am part of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwidge-danticat/the-people-did-not-elect-me-i-speak-with-one-voice-that-may-echo/)

[Edwidge Danticat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwidge-danticat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/edwidge-danticat-2559_allowing_the-people-did-not-elect-me-i-speak-with_1138917.png)

> [To edit someone from your life must be a properly evaluated decision. After all, the act of distancing yourself is difficult and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levy/to-edit-someone-from-your-life-must-be-a-properly-evaluated-decision/)

[Dan Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee5/dan-levy-6718_create_to-edit-someone-from-your-life-must-be-a_1567084.jpg)

> [It is always easiest to run with the herd; at times, it can take a deep reservoir of courage and conviction to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-klarman/it-is-always-easiest-to-run-with-the-herd-at-times-it-can-take-a-deep/)

[Seth Klarman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-klarman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/seth-klarman-1979_components_it-is-always-easiest-to-run-with-the-her_3024715.jpg)

> [The Stoics appear during a huge time of constant wars and real political strife. And it became very popular, I think, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derren-brown/the-stoics-appear-during-a-huge-time-of-constant-wars-and-real/)

[Derren Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derren-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/derren-brown-3112_i-think_the-stoics-appear-during-a-huge-time-of_3137332.jpg)

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