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> [I was appalled at the amount of study necessary in order to qualify in medicine, and gradually my desire was blunted by a keener - and secret - wish to become an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-veidt/i-was-appalled-at-the-amount-of-study-necessary-in-order-to-qualify/)

[Conrad Veidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-veidt/)

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> [We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-proust/we-do-not-succeed-in-changing-things-according-to-our-desire-but-2/)

[Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-proust/)

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