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You can develop a burning desire to succeed. How? Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want.

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W. Clement Stone
Age: 100 †
Born: 1902
Born: May 4
Died: 2002
Died: September 3
Author
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
W. Clement Stone
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Mind
Things
Burning
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