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The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.

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Austin Kleon
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 16
Author
Musician
Visual Artist
Writer
Ohio
United States
Enough
Long
People
Persistence
Stick
Sticks
Ones
Often
Around

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