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This Is All You Have. This Is Not A Dry Run. This Is Your Life. If You Want To Fritter It Away With Your Fears, Then You Will Fritter It Away, But You Won't Get It Back Later.

-Laura Schlessinger

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This Is All You

Laura Schlessinger

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This Is All You Have. This Is Not A Dry Run. This Is Your Life. If You Want To Fritter It Away With Your Fears, Then You Will Fritter It Away, But You Won't Get It Back Later.

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