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Would you like to go to a doctor who had taken his last medical course in 1948? You have to keep changing and keep learning so that you are constantly challenging yourself, adding a few new songs to your program every chance you get. If you don't, the world will pass you by.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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