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The only place opportunity cannot be found is in a closed-minded person.
Robert Foster Bennett
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Robert Foster Bennett
Age: 82 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 18
Died: 2016
Died: May 4
Businessperson
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert Bennett
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