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One of the truths of our time is the hunger deep in people are over the planet for coming into relationship with each other.

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Ann Richards
Age: 73 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 1
Died: 2006
Died: September 13
Former Governor Of Texas
Politician
Lacy Lakeview
Texas
Dorothy Ann Richards
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If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.
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Young women should begin to build bone mass early in their lives. The more mass there is, the less they will lose in later life. They should enjoy a diet of calcium-rich foods and avoid food and drink that causes bone loss.
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Cherish your friends and family as if your life depended on it. Because it does.
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I have an awfully good life.
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The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.
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We have forgotten to be our brothers and sisters keepers. And we have forgotten that the Number 1 goal is to love one another.
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