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I learned that all things come to those who wait-provided they hustle while they wait.

James Cash Penney

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
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Learned
Waiting
Come
Things
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