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What greater wealth is there than to own your life and to spend it on growing? Every living thing must grow. It can't stand still. It must grow or perish. ✨ Ayn Rand (2011). Ayn Rand Novel Collection, p.1834, Penguin
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I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you. ✨ Ayn Rand (2011). Ayn Rand Novel Collection, p.783, Penguin
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What greater wealth is there than to own your life and to spend it on growing? Every living thing must grow. It can't stand still. It must grow or perish. ✨ Ayn Rand (2011). Ayn Rand Novel Collection, p.1834, Penguin

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