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Douglas Merrill Quotes: Many of us spend more time on the C's of life than on the A's of life. Don't allow trivial things to crowd out the important ones.
         

Many of us spend more time on the C's of life than on the A's of life. Don't allow trivial things to crowd out the important ones.


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