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Failure is my best friend. if i succeeded, it would be like dying. maybe worse.
-Alberto Giacometti
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Failure Is My Best Friend. If I

Alberto Giacometti
Failure is my best friend. if i succeeded, it would be like dying. maybe worse.
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