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Our pain can be our greatest teacher. It leads us to places we'd never go on our own.

Debbie Ford

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Debbie Ford
Age: 57 †
Born: 1955
Born: October 1
Died: 2013
Died: February 17
Author
Radio Personality
Writer
La Jolla
California
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Places
Teacher
Greatest
Pain
Never

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