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Keep in mind that you don't need to be addicted to money in order to acquire it. You can prefer to have money you will then be able to enjoy whatever money you receive, but your happiness will not be contingent on the size of your bank account.

Ken Keyes Jr.

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Ken Keyes Jr.
Age: 74 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 19
Died: 1995
Died: December 20
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ken Keyes
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