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If you can't do great things, Mother Teresa used to say, do little things with great love. If you can't do them with great love, do them with a little love. If you can't do them with a little love, do them anyway. Love grows when people serve.

John Ortberg

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John Ortberg
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 5
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