Gerald R. FordThe harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.
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This quote is attributed to the boxer Joe Louis, who was actually born Joseph Louis Barrow. Joe Louis himself said he heard this saying from his father who was a coal miner. It is said to have been used during the Great Depression.
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