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# John Claypool

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##  Quotes by John Claypool

> [If we are willing, the experience of grief can deepen and widen our ability to participate in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-claypool/if-we-are-willing-the-experience-of-grief-can-deepen-and-widen-our/)

[John Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-claypool/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [We must never forget that today's legendary achievements-awesome as they may seem-were yesterday's risky adventures. Courage is not the capacity never to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-claypool/we-must-never-forget-that-today-s-legendary-achievements-awesome-as/)

[John Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-claypool/)

[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

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> [We do not first get all the answers and then live in the light of our understanding. We must rather plunge into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-claypool/we-do-not-first-get-all-the-answers-and-then-live-in-the-light-of-our/)

[John Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-claypool/)

[Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/)

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> [The real meaning of mercy is that it can look on failure and still see a future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-claypool/the-real-meaning-of-mercy-is-that-it-can-look-on-failure-and-still/)

[John Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-claypool/)

[Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/)

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