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The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.

John C. Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Garden City
Michigan
John Maxwell
John Calvin Maxwell
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Failing
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