Playing The Long Game
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Last published Wed, Jul 7, 2021
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -Robert Frost
"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." -Babe Ruth
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela
"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -Helen Keller
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle
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