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The best way to get out of debt is not to seek to get out of debt, but to seek to create wealth

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
Actor
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Science Fiction Writer
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Clarkfield
Minnesota
David Stephen Mitchell
David Henry Mitchell
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Seek
Wealth
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