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Blow your own horn loud. If you succeed, people will forgive your noise if you fail, they'll forget it.

William Feather

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William Feather
Age: 91 †
Born: 1889
Born: August 25
Died: 1981
Died: January 7
Author
Writer
Jamestown
New York
Motivational
Forgive
Forget
Loud
People
Noise
Forgiving
Blow
Fail
Succeed
Horn
Failing
Horns

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