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Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

William Glasser

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
Choice
Choices
Moment
Moments
Best
Everything
Good

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