Passion which is balanced by perspective and reason can reveal purpose, but passion absent those filters can just as easily impede purpose.

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The narrow perspective is one reason age-based portfolios are popular for college saving.

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The reason being that from an economic perspective, just making it to a pro league is way more important than optimizing for how much he will make once he is there.

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"From our perspective, there was no reason to stop, " the candidate said.

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The essay is an opportunity to provide a different perspective about the applicant, a reason to accept a kid.

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And yet perhaps for that very reason, Mr. Lear helps us to gain perspective on the ways in which irony has since evolved.

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We need to get risks in perspective, he says, "there is no reason why the financial crisis should spread".

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"We need to get the risks in perspective, " he told BBC Breakfast, adding there was no reason the crisis should spread beyond Greece.

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