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I'm not the perfectionist anymore. It's my staff. They're the ones always insisting on doing something better and better.

Walt Disney

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Walt Disney
Age: 64 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 5
Died: 1966
Died: February 15
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Walter Elias Disney
W. Disney
Walter E. Disney
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