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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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> [Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-kahn/failures-of-perspective-in-decision-making-can-be-due-to-aspects-of/)

[Herman Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-kahn/)

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> [I know that I'm inadequate, but I never thought that at seventeen. I thought I was doing the best I could. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bogosian/i-know-that-i-m-inadequate-but-i-never-thought-that-at-seventeen-i/)

[Eric Bogosian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bogosian/)

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