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"If you’re not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it." – Peter McWilliams

"If you’re not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it." – Peter McWilliams

Life quotes May 9, 2010

“If you’re not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it.” – Peter McWilliams

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