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“I have said my philosophy - I'm a backyard philosopher, I guess - is that the dirtiest word in the English language is "retirement."” quote by Frank Sinatra, Jr — Download Open image

“I have said my philosophy - I'm a backyard philosopher, I guess - is that the dirtiest word in the English language is "retirement."”

Frank Sinatra, Jr

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