A Quote by Frederick Lenz

We interact with others and we decide who we are. Are we reclusive? Are we outgoing? Are we successful? Are we going to be a failure? We cast a role for ourselves and we step into it.

Frederick Lenz

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Quote Author

Frederick Lenz
American - Author
February 9, 1950 - April 12, 1998

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