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Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard.

Malcolm Gladwell

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Malcolm Gladwell
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 3
Journalist
Screenwriter
Sociologist
Writer
Malcolm Timothy Gladwell
Willingness
Function
Success
Hard
Work
Doggedness
Outliers
Persistence

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