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Booker T. Washington: “The happy people and the successful people are those who go out of their way to reach and influence for good as many…”

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The happy people and the successful people are those who go out of their way to reach and influence for good as many persons as they can.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington identifies the happiest and most successful individuals as those who positively influence others.

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