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It's your ability to inspire and uplift other people that matters, not your ability to outdo them.

Doug Larson

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Doug Larson
Age: 91 †
Born: 1926
Born: February 10
Died: 2017
Died: April 1
Journalist
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People
Outdo
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Inspire

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