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# Dave Donovan

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##  Quotes by Dave Donovan

> [“...unlike knowledge, understanding cannot be taught. It must be achieved.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-donovan/unlike-knowledge-understanding-cannot-be-taught-it-must-be-achieved/)

Dave Donovan

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/dave-donovan-73683_dave-donovan_unlike-knowledge-understanding-cannot-be_162210.jpg)

> [“It is how humans are wired to remember. They either take more credit for success or more responsibility for failure than is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-donovan/it-is-how-humans-are-wired-to-remember-they-either-take-more-credit/)

Dave Donovan

[Ego](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ego/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/dave-donovan-73683_ego_it-is-how-humans-are-wired-to-remember-t_645485.jpg)

> [“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-donovan/a-man-who-lies-to-himself-and-believes-his-own-lies-becomes-unable-to-3/)

Dave Donovan

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9b/dave-donovan-73683_dave-donovan_a-man-who-lies-to-himself-and-believes-h_2174926.jpg)

> [“Sometimes the greatest difference between being a boy and being a man is restraint.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-donovan/sometimes-the-greatest-difference-between-being-a-boy-and-being-a-man/)

Dave Donovan

[Awareness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awareness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/dave-donovan-73683_awareness_sometimes-the-greatest-difference-betwee_2543245.jpg)

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