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Luck favors the people who are willing to grind it out.

Guy Kawasaki

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Guy Kawasaki
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 30
Author
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Evangelism Marketing
Marketing
Merchant
Silicon Valley
Honolulu
Hawaii
Guy Takeo Kawasaki
Grind
Favors
Luck
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People

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