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Despite all the advantages I have, I've only jumped from failure to failure … With nothing to show for it

AAnonymous ·March 23, 2018 ·2 answers

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AAnonymous· Mar 23, 2018

You only need to hit a home run once!

AAnonymous· Mar 27, 2018

I think the only ones that do have something to show after failure, are the ones that fail on someone else's dime while on pay roll.

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