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To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.

Tony Hsieh

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Tony Hsieh
Age: 46 †
Born: 1973
Born: December 12
Died: 2020
Died: November 27
Businessperson
Computer Scientist
Entrepreneur
Internet Entrepreneur
Urbana
Illinois
Xie Jiahua
Tony Xie
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Lead
Quality
Forget
Important
Thing
Never
Life

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Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.
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