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If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.
Dale Carnegie
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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
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Missouri
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When you're afraid keep your mind on what you have to do. And if you have been thoroughly prepared you will not be afraid.
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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