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Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. Immature people spend their lives exploring endless possibilities and then doing nothing. Action requires courage. Without courage, little is accomplished.

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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Spend
Immature
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Courage
Exploring
Nothing
Stand
Maturity
Make
Decision
Possibilities
People
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Lives
Endless
Action
Requires
Littles
Possibility

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