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title: "2 Lifetime Freedom Quotes by 1 author"
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> [“Life inevitably translates into time. That is why the sum total of it is called ‘a lifetime’. Freedom is the potential to spend one’s time in any fashion one determines.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-scott-heron/life-inevitably-translates-into-time-that-is-why-the-sum-total-of-it/)

[Gil Scott-Heron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-scott-heron/)

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> [“Life inevitably translates into time. That is why the sum total of it is called 'a lifetime'. Freedom is the potential to spend one's time in any fashion one determines. I would always want the time invested in my ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-scott-heron/life-inevitably-translates-into-time-that-is-why-the-sum-total-of-it-2/)

[Gil Scott-Heron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-scott-heron/)

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