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We All Have Experiences In Our Lives That Change Us, And We All Learn From People, Like My Dad, But At The End Of The Day, It's Only Us. And We're Only Responsible To Make Ourselves Happy.

-Tom Brady

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We All Have Experiences

Tom Brady

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We All Have Experiences In Our Lives That Change Us, And We All Learn From People, Like My Dad, But At The End Of The Day, It's Only Us. And We're Only Responsible To Make Ourselves Happy.

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