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In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Take
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Work
Satisfaction
Long
View
Life
Grow
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Slog
Grows
Actualization
Women
Void
Self
Fill

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