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Stopping before you reach the goal does not make the discouragement go away. All it does is make the discouragement permanent. Instead, keep going, keep making the attempt, until you make that last, fulfilling attempt that brings the success you desire.

Ralph Marston

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Ralph Marston
Age: 60 †
Born: 1907
Born: February 16
Died: 1967
Died: December 7
American Football Player
Football Player
Malden
Massachusetts
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