"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you."
-John Wooden
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"Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided.“
-John Wooden
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