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Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
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Tennessee
United States
Bottom
Seek
Safe
Security
Opportunity
Time
Harbor
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Boat

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