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One of the greatest of all principles is that men can do what they think they can do.

Norman Vincent Peale

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Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 95 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 31
Died: 1993
Died: December 24
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Psychologist
Writer
Principles
Greatest
Men
Think
Thinking

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