“Excellence is doing a common thing in an uncommon way.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
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Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) 31st President of the United States of America
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) American businessman and philanthropist