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No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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Napoleon Hill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1883
Born: October 26
Died: 1970
Died: November 8
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When you have talked yourself into what you want, right there is the place to stop talking and begin saying it with deeds.
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