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Carl Sandburg

Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.

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Carl Sandburg is saying that the most valuable and positive experiences in his life happened without him trying to make them happen or planning for them. He emphasizes that these good things arrived by surprise rather than through his own deliberate efforts.

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