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Never let ‘what has been’ influence what can be.
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The quote says that past events or past experience should not dictate what is possible now. “What has been” belongs to the past, while “what can be” points to future choices and opportunities. It encourages judging possibilities on their own rather than treating history as a fixed limit.
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