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nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.

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Lynda Obst
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: April 14
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New York City
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