"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." is preserved here as a credited line from Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), not as an anonymous standalone saying. The combination of fantasy and adventure storytelling and Richard Harris's performance is part of what gives the line its staying power, which is why this detail page keeps the movie, character, and actor together in the same context.
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