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“It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.”

— Margaret Mead

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

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I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

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