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I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.

Jack Canfield

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Jack Canfield
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: August 19
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