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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Unique
Responsibility
Common
Future
Everyone
Today
Make

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