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You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

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Mark McCormack
Age: 72 †
Born: 1930
Born: November 6
Died: 2003
Died: May 16
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Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.
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