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Even the finest workman needs to inspect his work critically.

Robert Fulghum

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Robert Fulghum
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 4
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Waco
Texas
Robert Lee Fulghum
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My goal now is to dance all the dances as long as I can, and then to sit down contented after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there wasn't another dance left in me.
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If you can't find the exact quote you want, make it up.
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Once you know where the roller coaster is going, are you in for the ride?
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