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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, Did I make the best use of the time I had?

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Arthur Ashe
Age: 49 †
Born: 1943
Born: July 10
Died: 1993
Died: February 6
Military Officer
Tennis Player
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe
Jr.
Life
Judge
Judging
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Best
Way
Make
Time
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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