But we fall only that we might rise, Alfred. All of us fall; all of us…

Rick Yancey
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But we fall only that we might rise, Alfred. All of us fall; all of us, as you say, screw up. Falling is not important. It is how we get up after the fall that's important. ✨ Richard Yancey, Rick Yancey (2005). The extraordinary adventures of Alfred Kropp
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But we fall only that we might rise, Alfred. All of us fall; all of us, as you say, screw up. Falling is not important. It is how we get up after the fall that's important. ✨ Richard Yancey, Rick Yancey (2005). The extraordinary adventures of Alfred Kropp

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