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We can agree to disagree, but we don’t need to be disagreeable.

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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