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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
Barbara Johnson
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Barbara Johnson
Age: 61 †
Born: 1947
Born: October 4
Died: 2009
Died: August 27
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Barbara Ellen Johnson
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Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.
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