I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure which is - try to please everybody.
Herbert Bayard Swope
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I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody.
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I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.
I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure: try to please everybody.
I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure which is-try to please everybody.
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