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Desire is the intangible quality that has more impact on success than talent, education, or IQ. You can't see desire, but you can feel its presence, and see its results in the lives of successful people.

Robert Fulghum

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Robert Fulghum
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 4
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Waco
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Robert Lee Fulghum
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