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There is nothing in your budget for joy. No books, no flowers, no music, not even a cold beer. And there is nothing in your budget to give away to someone else. We don’t help people who don’t have better values than you do.
Robert Fulghum
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Robert Fulghum
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 4
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