The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior. (M. Scott Peck)

The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.

M. Scott Peck

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