You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't w…

Jeannette Walls
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You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.227, Simon and Schuster
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You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.227, Simon and Schuster

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