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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
Action
Requires
Littles
Possibility
Little
Spend
Immature
Without
Courage
Exploring
Nothing
Stand
Maturity
Make
Decision
Possibilities
People
Ability
Accomplished
Lives
Endless

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