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William Standish Knowles Quotes: In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.
         

In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.


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My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.



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