Wise words

PUBLISHED: May 27, 2004 at 1:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 10:33 PM CDT

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I am 88 years old and frequently remember the baccalaureate sermon at my 1937 graduation: Aim high, fight shy, stay nigh.

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