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Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something. —Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President

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Anonymous JANUARY 9, 2020
Just try.

Phoebe from Arizona JANUARY 9, 2020
Thank you for the positivity. We (I) need it.

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