It is axiomatic: When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate. - George Will

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I do understand that onstage there are times when you think, 'I could not be more alive than I am at this moment. I can't do most things in life. This is what I'm for. '

George Will

It is axiomatic: When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate.

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