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Give your problem all the thought you possibly can before a solution is reached. But when the matter is settled and over with, worry not at all.

Dale Carnegie

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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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Maryville
Missouri
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