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If you can't say yes, it's no. Don't sugarcoat it. Don't talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said NO too often.

Harvey Mackay

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