Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like.
In plain words
Complaining changes nothing. Changing things changes things.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to My Daughter (2009) -- Wikiquote Sourced section, named memoir/essay collection.
- Letter to My Daughter
- 2009 · memoir/essay collection
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