They say you are not you except in terms of relation to other people. If there weren't any other people there wouldn't be any you because what you do, which is what you are, only has meaning in relation to other people.

Robert Penn Warren
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 This quote is one of the most famous quotes in the world yet it is often misquoted. The correct quote goes like this: "They say that you are not you except in terms of relation to other people. If there weren't any other people there wouldn't be any you because what you do, which is what you are, only has meaning in relation to other people." This shows how our actions are only meaningful when they are done for other people. Without other people we simply do not exist.

Source: All The Kings Men

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