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The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

Denis Waitley

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Denis Waitley
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
Businessperson
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Neglect
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Easiest
World
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Positivity

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