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I do think trying to live each day as a bunch of moral occasions, did I live up to what I would hope, and, if I didn't, what can I do tomorrow to be a little better, I do think we can improve. We get better at life as we get older.

David Brooks

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David Brooks
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 22
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