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Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.

Tony Dungy

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
Basketball Player
Football Player
Jackson
Michigan
Anthony Kevin Dungy
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Stubbornness
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At the end of the day, the only people a One Voice doctrine silences are those who should be the most loyal.
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