"You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work."

Work, Company, President, Vice

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"You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work."

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"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work."

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