Famous quote by James Laughlin

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"We do very little re-writing in the office. We often take on people who show great promise and who we hope will develop into somebody important and someone good"

Good People Important Hope Great

This quote is written / told by James Laughlin between October 30, 1914 and November 12, 1997. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 20 other quotes.

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Jose Rizal, Writer

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"