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"Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to what they want to do."

Kathleen Winsor, American Author

People, Trying, Want

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"Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to what they want to do."

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