The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.

Peter Shaffer
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The trouble is if you don't spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you. If you have a life that other people have decided for you, then they have the power to decide your life for you. If you don't spend your life yourself, then others will. This quote is a statement of the problem with being second-guessed.

Source: Five Finger Exercise

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