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> [Your history's not going to go away; it isn't the same thing as dirt on the floor or paint peeling off the walls; it's not going to be solved in that way. It's more like learning how to carry it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/your-history-s-not-going-to-go-away-it-isn-t-the-same-thing-as-dirt/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

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> [Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-szasz/individual-psychotherapy-that-is-engaging-a-distressed-fellow-human/)

[Thomas Szasz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-szasz/)

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