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On our track to success, we have to fight the tendency to look at others and see how far they've come. The only thing that counts is how we use the potential we possess and that we run our race to the best of our abilities.

Denis Waitley

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Denis Waitley
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 1
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