A Quote by Ron White
If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it's being true to their nature... that's what takes a long time to learn.
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The more I talk to people who are at a place I'd like to be at, whether its music or writing, or being a doctor or entrepreneur, sometimes you get lucky, and right away something happens. But for most people, the common denominator of success is just working really hard.
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