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If I Walk Into A Room Of 500 People, My Standard Is, If I Can't Give 400 Or 450 Of You Something, A Language Or A New Way Of Seeing Something, Then I Have Failed. If I Get 100 Of You, I Am A Failure. I Have To Get A Majority.

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If I Walk Into A Room Of 500 People, My Standard Is, If I Can't Give 400 Or 450 Of You Something, A Language Or A New Way Of Seeing Something, Then I Have Failed. If I Get 100 Of You, I Am A Failure. I Have To Get A Majority.

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