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Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.

Maxwell Maltz

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Maxwell Maltz
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: March 10
Died: 1975
Died: April 7
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