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life history

Noun

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an account of the series of events making up a person's life

the general progression of your working or professional life

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Clinging uncritically to traditional ideas and beliefs often serves to obscure or deny real facts of our life history. Alice Miller (psychologist)

In the uncertain ebb and flow of time and emotions much of one's life history is etched in the senses. Banana Yoshimoto

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my neurosis. Anish Kapoor

I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family's legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I understand why. But like any great trial, God uses everything for good, if we allow Him to heal us. Kristin Armstrong

The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community. Ruth Benedict

I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them? Penelope Wilton

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