You'll never make a good impression on other people until you stop thi…

C. S. Lewis
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You'll never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking what sort of impression you make. ✨ BBC Radio Talk: Beyond Personality -- Mere Men, Broadcast 21 March 1944, BBC Home Service Radio
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You'll never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking what sort of impression you make. ✨ BBC Radio Talk: Beyond Personality -- Mere Men, Broadcast 21 March 1944, BBC Home Service Radio

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