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The mark of a good conversationalist is not that you can talk a lot. The mark is that you can get others to talk a lot. Thus, good schmoozer's are good listeners, not good talkers.
Guy Kawasaki
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Guy Kawasaki
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 30
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