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Value is what people are willing to pay for it.

John Naisbitt

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John Naisbitt
Age: 92 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 15
Died: 2021
Died: April 8
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University Teacher
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Value
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Willing
Values
Inspirational
People

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