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I'm convinced that the only way to get ahead in this world is to live and sell dangerously. You've got to live beyond your means. You've got to commit yourself to an act or vision that pulls you further than you want to go and forces you to use your hidden strengths.

John H. Johnson

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John H. Johnson
Age: 87 †
Born: 1918
Born: January 19
Died: 2005
Died: August 8
Businessperson
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Arkansas City
Kansas
John Harold Johnson
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Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.
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Failure is a word I don't accept.
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