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Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today.

Jack Nicklaus

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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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