It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

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Sometime ago, it was about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone. The older I get the more I realize that true happiness doesn't come from what you can accomplish but it comes from who you are.

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1. It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

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