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There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss and no loss without pain.

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
Pastor
Theologian
Writer
San Jose
California
Richard Duane Warren
Change
Without
Loss
Growth
Pain
Fear

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