"I believe my high school book said I was most likely to become a candlestick maker. Guessing I didn't exactly exude confidence but just goes to show you that your path is yours to choose and make the best of and not for someone else to tell you what you can or cannot be."
"You can't base your life's decisions on potential future regrets."
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Source: Arlene Francis (1960). “That Certain Something; the Magic of Charm”
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