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The more bitter the desert experience, the sweeter the water of the oasis. The more I understand myself, the more effectively I can work with others.

Zig Ziglar

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Zig Ziglar
Age: 86 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 6
Died: 2012
Died: November 28
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Coffee County
Alabama
Effectively
Desert
Bitter
Water
Understand
Experience
Others
Oasis
Work
Sweeter

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