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You don't want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.

Bob Goff

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Bob Goff
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 22
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