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But by the end of Swingers, one thing should be evident to all but the most jaded of moviegoers and it's that while he sang a great song, Old Blue Eyes had it all wrong. All the people in the world can love you, but until you're content with yourself you will always be "nobody". We're never quite sure whether Mikey is going to be okay, but that probably isn't the point. The point is that in the end it isn't up to anyone but Mikey what kind of man he's going to be and in my case, it isn't up to anyone but me either. We all end up with the person we deserve, and the type of person that turns out to be depends on who we are when we meet them. Rather than despise ourselves for our failures, it's probably more productive to have faith in our potential. We can't all be stars but nobody has to be a failure – and as long as you believe in yourself and you are loved by others, you are guaranteed to make a difference. Maybe the song should have been called "You're Nobody till you Learn to Love Yourself."

If you can come to believe that then in the end, I'd think even Little Mikey would say that "you're so money you don't even know it."

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