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George W. Bush: “Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not…”

On the recordMay 20, 2001
Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not the author.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Commencement Address at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

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