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All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another.

Debbie Ford

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Debbie Ford
Age: 57 †
Born: 1955
Born: October 1
Died: 2013
Died: February 17
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Radio Personality
Writer
La Jolla
California
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Life
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Grief
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