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SPEAKING WITHOUT APOLOGY
On November 21, 1934, Ella Fitzgerald made her singing debut at age 17 during one of the amateur nights held at the Apollo Theater. She was a dancer and had planned to strut her moves on stage. She was so nervous that at the last minute she followed her gut and decided to sing instead, won the talent contest, and went on to become one of the world’s greatest jazz singers.
QUIET POWER
Every time you open your mouth . . . you display . . . your exact stock of knowledge or your lack of it! Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.
NAPOLEON HILL
Whenever I tell people how important it is to be more visible in their career, while in agreement, they will admit that they don’t necessarily walk out ...
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