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Maturity is many things. It is the ability to base a judgment on the big picture, the long haul.

Ann Landers

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
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Bigs
Many
Long
Haul
Things
Maturity
Base
Picture
Judgment

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