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A good businessman never makes a contract unless hes sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly

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"A good businessman never makes a contract unless he's sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not"

- Dalton Trumbo

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This quote is written / told by Dalton Trumbo between December 9, 1905 and September 10, 1976. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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