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" In life, you get one choice over and over again. That is to take conditions as they are or take responsibility for changing them. "

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" Everybody wants to find their soul mate, and I'm no different. That's definitely what I want in the future. "

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" Small acts of decency ripple in ways we could never imagine. "

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