Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Variant: The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.
“The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful ones know that the most unprofitable thing ever manufactured is an excuse.”
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p. 56
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