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I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.

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Ben Stein
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 25
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We in the media are just people with all of people's faults.
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Sleep makes people calmer, more alert, less fearful - just plain happier, or so I see around me and in me. I am sure that if this great nation were to concentrate on getting more sleep, we would be a happier, more confident people, and that by itself would be a major achievement.
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Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.
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