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Forward-thinking means to focus on the future, even a few steps ahead, to build the long-term prosperity.


Pearl Zhu

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PEARL BUCK ...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong.
PEARL CLEAGE Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.
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