"The fact I won golf tournaments is irrelevant and unimportant compared to all the damage I've done, " he said.

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All of these money moves may seem relatively unimportant today, but when taken over time and taken together may mean the difference between being able to retire, or working for years longer.

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From a public health perspective, all that matters is that the bacteria die, the how is unimportant.

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