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Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams. Happiness is a direction, not a place.
Sydney J. Harris
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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
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