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“It's okay to complain about things, but fundamentally it doesn't change anything and it is disempowering. One of the things that you learn from living and living long enough is that the good times come and go and you have to keep realizing that every new day gives you some opportunity to make something good happen. And you gotta take it.
— Bill Clinton
U.S. President
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