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I was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943 to a Navy father and mother.

I graduated from Duke University in 1965.

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Ram Dass
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Gregory David Roberts (GDR) is an Australian artist, composer, songwriter, and author of Shantaram, its sequel, The Mountain Shadow, and The Spiritual Path.

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Gary Keller
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Leo Tolstoy
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Cal Newport
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Timothy Ferriss
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Lao Tzu
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Simon Sinek
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Eric Jorgenson
Eric Jorgenson is an entrepreneur, writer, and investor. He is on the founding team of Zaarly, and has been publishing online since 2014. His blog has educated and entertained over a million readers.

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Greg McKeown
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Angela Duckworth
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Matthew Walker
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