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When i turned 50, i threw myself a big birthday party, and i looked seriously at what my life has been about. i recommend this to everybody. ask yourself, "what have i done? how did i do it? where'd i mess up? where did i do well?" when i did this assessment of my life, i said to myself, "it was really good." i made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. and in all those years, i saw a lot. i went to foreign lands. i met interesting people. and i got it!
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When I Turned 50, I Threw Myself

Bette Midler
When i turned 50, i threw myself a big birthday party, and i looked seriously at what my life has been about. i recommend this to everybody. ask yourself, "what have i done? how did i do it? where'd i mess up? where did i do well?" when i did this assessment of my life, i said to myself, "it was really good." i made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. and in all those years, i saw a lot. i went to foreign lands. i met interesting people. and i got it!
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