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The surest sign that you're working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don't complain very much about doing what it takes.

Danielle LaPorte

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Danielle LaPorte
Age: 27 †
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
Died: 1998
Died: January 1
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Motivational Speaker
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