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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 88
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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