In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively. (Gene Tunney)

In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.

Gene Tunney

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