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Nine times out of ten, when you extend your arms to someone, they will step in, because basically they need precisely what you need.

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Leo Buscaglia
Age: 74 †
Born: 1924
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: June 12
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LA
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Felice Leonardo Buscaglia
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