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> [Identity is not inherent. It is shaped by circumstance and sensitivity and resistance to self-pity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-west/identity-is-not-inherent-it-is-shaped-by-circumstance-and-sensitivity/)

[Dorothy West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-west/)

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> [A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He has learned the value of money, and how to refuse to spend it. He has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-r-dyer/a-self-made-man-if-he-is-made-at-all-has-already-won-the-battle-of/)

[Alvin R. Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-r-dyer/)

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