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What you give to help others, builds them up enough that they are able to give to others. It's a cycle that can continue on long after you're dead and gone.

John C. Maxwell

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