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Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

Regina Brett

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
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Ravenna
Ohio
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God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
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We want someone else to act. But miracles aren't what other people do. They're what each of us does. They're what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action. To be a miracle doesn't mean you have to tackle problems across the globe. It means making a difference in your own living room, cubicle, neighborhood, community.
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