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Many of us have convinced ourselves that compromise is necessary to achieve our goals, that all of our goals are not attainable so we should eliminate the extraneous, prioritize our desires, and accept less than the moon.

Garth Stein

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Garth Stein
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: December 6
Author
Film Producer
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