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Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything.
Norman Lear
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Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything. — Norman Lear

About Norman Lear

Norman Lear was a Producer from United States (1922–2023).

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Who said "Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successe…"?
This quote is attributed to Norman Lear, a Producer from United States.
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Norman Lear lived from 1922 – 2023.
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