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If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

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Ken Blanchard
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 6
Author
Consultant
Entrepreneur
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Orange
New Jersey
Kenneth H. Blanchard
Kenneth Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard
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