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Naturalness is the easiest thing in the world to acquire, if you will forget yourself-forget about the impression you are trying to make.

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
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie
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