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When you touch - don't take. Touch people only when you are giving something - reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever

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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
Take
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Something
Reassurance
People
Massage
Encouragement
Touch
Support
Whatever

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