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Happiness is temporary and fleeting. ... Joy is the right goal.

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
Happiness
Right
Fleeting
Temporary
Joy
Goal

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If you just enchanted one person per day, you would make a big dent in the universe.
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