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so many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality

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what we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect so we

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of reach and ridiculous to expect so we never dare to ask the universe for it

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never dare to ask the universe for it I'm saying I'm the proof that you can

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I'm saying I'm the proof that you can ask the universe for it

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ask the universe for it [Applause]

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and if it doesn't happen for you right away it's only because the universe is

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away it's only because the universe is so busy fulfilling my order

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[Applause]

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party-size

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my father could have been a great comedian but he didn't believe that that

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comedian but he didn't believe that that was possible for him and so he made a

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was possible for him and so he made a conservative choice instead he got a

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conservative choice instead he got a safe job as an accountant and when I was

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safe job as an accountant and when I was 12 years old he was let go from that

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12 years old he was let go from that safe job and our family had to do

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safe job and our family had to do whatever we could to survive I learned

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whatever we could to survive I learned many great lessons from my father not

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many great lessons from my father not the least of which was that you can fail

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the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want so you might as

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at what you don't want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you

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well take a chance on doing what you love

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love [Applause]

You Can Fail at What You Don't Want

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