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“Avoid openly trying to reform people. Every man knows he is imperfect, but he doesn't want someone else trying to correct his faults. If you want to improve a person, help him embrace a higher working goal-a standard, an ideal-and he will do his own 'making over' far more effectively than you can do it for him.”

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David Packard
David Packard

David Packard, an American entrepreneur, co-founded HP with William Hewlett. His contributions to technology and business have had a profound impact on the development of the modern computer industry. more

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