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Change is the process by which the future invades our lives, and it is important to look at it closely, not merely from the grand perspectives of history, but also from the vantage point of the living, breathing individuals who experience it.

— Alvin Toffler Future Shock (1970)

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Change is not merely necessary to life; it is life.

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