Hal Needham Quotes

I was beginning to think I had let 'my alligator mouth overload my jaybird ass.

Hal Needham

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• When someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who've hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. It’s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.

  

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• I was beginning to think I had let 'my alligator mouth overload my jaybird ass.

  

  Hal Needham
  • Alligator mouth
  • Jaybird ass