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Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses lamp posts… for support rather than illumination. – Source Unknown

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A sale is not something you pursue, its what happens to you while you are immersed in serving your customer. – Source Unknown

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It is a wise person that adapts themselves to all contingencies; its the fool who always struggles like a swimmer against the current. – Source Unknown

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