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There is plenty of competition in a Glasser Quality School in that there is winning but no losing.

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
School
Plenty
Competition
Losing
Quality
Winning

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