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arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.

Dale Carnegie

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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
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Maryville
Missouri
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