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title: "3 Existential Dilemma Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“I think the existential dilemma is: We're social animals, so we all wrestle with a sense of inadequacy. But when we realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-strauss/i-think-the-existential-dilemma-is-we-re-social-animals-so-we-all/)

[Neil Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-strauss/)

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> [“This dual position suggests a basic tension or 'existential dilemma' in human living that each of us seeks to resolve: the search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernesto-spinelli/this-dual-position-suggests-a-basic-tension-or-existential-dilemma-in/)

[Ernesto Spinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernesto-spinelli/)

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> [“So crows must spend a lot of the day wondering what they are supposed to do now, what they are here for,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-heller/so-crows-must-spend-a-lot-of-the-day-wondering-what-they-are-supposed/)

[Peter Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-heller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/peter-heller-3324_crows_so-crows-must-spend-a-lot-of-the-day-won_2201713.png)

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