It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one's own roots, understanding people with other … - Umberto Eco

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I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime. I have robbed myself of all my precious time

Umberto Eco

It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one's own roots, understanding people with other roots, and judging what is good or bad.

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If you interact with things in your life, everything is constantly changing. And if nothing changes, you're an idiot.

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All the blogs, Facebook, Twitter are made by people who want to show their own private affairs at the price of making fakes, to try to appear such as they are not, to construct another personality, which is a veritable loss of identity.

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