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Tom Bodett
American
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About the author
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
Tom Bodett,
American
Author
#Life
#School
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
Tom Bodett,
American
Author
#Forget
#Difference
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
Tom Bodett,
American
Author
#Life
#School
#Difference
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
Tom Bodett,
American
Author
#Love
#Hope
#Needs
You can make a new friend but you can't make an old one.
Tom Bodett,
American
Author
#Old
#Friend