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Jonathan Safran Foer

We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch people every now and then, but I don't. I would like to have something for free rather than pay for it. I would like to skip to the front of the line... I don't mean to brush aside th

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The quotation highlights how people often resist acting on selfish or impulsive desires, even when those actions might bring immediate gratification. It shows that exercising self-control means choosing not to do things that feel tempting but could be unfair or harmful to others.

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