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" That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head. "

Charlie Chaplin

Why

Matter

Always

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Remember

Pick

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Rejection

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Serious

Gentleman