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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
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Louisiana
United States
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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'
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