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Arouse in the other person an eager want.

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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
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Motivational Speaker
Psychologist
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Missouri
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You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.
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Let's not imitate others.Let's find ourselves and be ourselves.
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