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> [You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one of the purposes of life is not to care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/you-spend-so-much-of-your-life-basing-yourself-on-what-you-think/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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