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In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
Bill Parcells
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Bill Parcells
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 22
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Englewood
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Duane Charles Parcells
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