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The businessman says 'if i don't do it first, somebody else will.' the artist says 'if i don't do it first, nobody else will.'
-LeRoy Neiman
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The businessman says 'if i don't do it first, somebody else will.' the artist says 'if i don't do it first, nobody else will.'
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