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> [“What I mean is, things like that happen. They may seem might cruel and unfair, but that's how life is a part of the time. But that isn't the only way life is. A part of the time, it's mighty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-gipson/what-i-mean-is-things-like-that-happen-they-may-seem-might-cruel-and/)

Fred Gipson

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## More by Fred Gipson

> [“What I mean is, things like that happen. They may seem might cruel and unfair, but that's how life is a part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-gipson/what-i-mean-is-things-like-that-happen-they-may-seem-might-cruel-and/)

Fred Gipson

> [“You're getting to be a big boy; and while I'm gone, you'll be the man of the family. I want you to act like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-gipson/you-re-getting-to-be-a-big-boy-and-while-i-m-gone-you-ll-be-the-man/)

Fred Gipson

> [“I reached in and let him lick my hand. 'Yeller,' I said, 'I'll be back. I'm promising that I'll be back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-gipson/i-reached-in-and-let-him-lick-my-hand-yeller-i-said-i-ll-be-back-i-m/)

Fred Gipson

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