The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look…

George Bernard Shaw
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The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them. ✨ George Bernard Shaw (2010). Mrs. Warren's Profession, p.29, Cosimo, Inc.
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