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Whatever the majority of people is doing, under any given circumstances, if you do the exact opposite, you will probably never make another mistake as long as you live.

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Earl Nightingale
Age: 68 †
Born: 1921
Born: March 12
Died: 1989
Died: March 25
Actor
Author
Motivational Speaker
Radio Personality
Writer
LA
California
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Circumstances
Never
Mistake
People
Probably
Whatever
Given
Exact
Another
Opposite
Live
Opposites
Long
Majority

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