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If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World!

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
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Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.
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