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I Came Here With Nothing, With Maybe A Hundred Bucks In My Pocket And Had To Get A Job. And These Wealthy People Who Had Made Their Money Themselves, I Worked For. It Did Show Me What Could Be Achieved In America, What's Possible If You Have Some Vision To Take Big Risks.

-Mark Burnett

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I Came Here With Nothing, With Maybe

Mark Burnett

I Came Here With Nothing, With Maybe A Hundred Bucks In My Pocket And Had To Get A Job. And These Wealthy People Who Had Made Their Money Themselves, I Worked For. It Did Show Me What Could Be Achieved In America, What's Possible If You Have Some Vision To Take Big Risks.

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