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Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.

Dennis Prager

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Dennis Prager
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 2
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Dennis Mark Prager
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