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When I Meet Someone, I Look At Their Eyes And Their Smile And Seek Out The Good First - It's Easy To Find When You're Looking For It. You Let A Person Shine With Their Own Light And Try To Connect It To Yours. As Soon As I Say Hello, I Go Right To That Light And I Don't Care Who You Are! I Know We're All Pieces Of The Same Thing - I Go For That Common Light Because I Know It's In All Of Us.

-Dolly Parton

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When I Meet Someone,

Dolly Parton

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When I Meet Someone, I Look At Their Eyes And Their Smile And Seek Out The Good First - It's Easy To Find When You're Looking For It. You Let A Person Shine With Their Own Light And Try To Connect It To Yours. As Soon As I Say Hello, I Go Right To That Light And I Don't Care Who You Are! I Know We're All Pieces Of The Same Thing - I Go For That Common Light Because I Know It's In All Of Us.

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