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If you're looking for perfection, look in the mirror. If you find it there, expect it elsewhere.
Malcolm Forbes
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Malcolm Forbes
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: August 19
Died: 1990
Died: February 24
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New Jersey
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