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True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems,but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice, and to learn.

Richard Carlson

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Richard Carlson
Age: 65 †
Born: 1912
Born: April 29
Died: 1977
Died: November 24
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Film Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Richard Dutoit Carlson
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