Nothing bad is going to happen to us. If we get fired, it's not failur…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Nothing bad is going to happen to us. If we get fired, it's not failure; its a midlife vocational reassessment. ✨ P J O'Rourke (1992). Parliament of Whores-Open Mark, Vintage Books USA
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