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" I'm going to dance in all the galaxies. "

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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" As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do. "

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