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I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want.
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First appears in post-2000 self-help and inspirational books such as Wake Up ... Live the Life You Love: Seizing Your Success, 2002, Steven E., Lee Beard, 58 Micro LLC, 2002.

 

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