One sees what one wants to see when there is in mind a pre-conceived notion. - Hal Hellman - Quotesmemo.com

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History is not the linear sort of movement toward better and better things.

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Hal Hellman

One sees what one wants to see when there is in mind a pre-conceived notion.

Mind, Notion, See, Sees, Thinking, Want

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