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You're not going to be persistent and tenacious enough if you don't love what you're doing. If it's not something that excites you, that appeals to you deep down inside.

Robert Greene

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Robert Greene
Age: 34 †
Born: 1558
Born: July 11
Died: 1592
Died: September 3
Playwright
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Norwich
Norfolk
Love
Excites
Persistent
Appeals
Deep
Inside
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Tenacious

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