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We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins. We've been given the chance to make our own choices and we must make sensible choices. Great people make their own decisions and do what's right, even if it means failing sometimes.

Source: Sincerely, Andy Rooney

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