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What do these people have in common?



 
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What do these people have in common? #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:11 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

Hi,

There are a number of things the following people have in common but I'm looking for something in particular:

Henry Ford
Charles M. Schwab
John Wanamaker
Woodrow Wilson
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Theodore Roosevelt
George Eastman
Elmer Gates
John D. Rockefeller
F.W. Woolworth
William Wrigley Jr. Junior

Any ideas?

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What do these people have in common? #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:31 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

They're all men. 8)
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What do these people have in common? #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:49 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

I'd add that they also made the difference in the world
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What do these people have in common? #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:49 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

That's right, Amy. They lived in a society that was dominated by men but beyond that there is something else they share.

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What do these people have in common? #5 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:50 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

Some of them believed that the Anglo-Saxon race was genetically superior.
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What do these people have in common? #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:50 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

Torsten wrote:
That's right, Amy. They lived in a society that was dominated by men but beyond that there is something else they share.

They're all Yanks 8)
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What do these people have in common? #7 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 14:01 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

They have more than one profession; industrialist cum politician, scientist cum inventor etc.
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What do these people have in common? #8 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 14:08 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

lost_soul wrote:
I'd add that they also made the difference in the world


Hi Alex,

You are getting closer to what I have in mind. I can give you another hint: In addition to the names I listed there were about 500 other people who shared the same thing.

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What do these people have in common? #9 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 23:57 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

they all have trophies or awards named after them -- that's my guess.
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What do these people have in common? #10 (permalink) Sun Mar 09, 2008 14:17 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

They want to make change what there was.
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What do these people have in common? #11 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 19:29 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

The answer is: They were all interviewed studied by Napoleon Hill.

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What do these people have in common? #12 (permalink) Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:08 am   What do these people have in common?
 

So?
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What do these people have in common? #13 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:30 am   What do these people have in common?
 

Torsten wrote:
The answer is: They were all interviewed studied by Napoleon Hill.


Hi Torsten..

We all knew that ''Napoleon Hill (October 25, 1883–November 8, 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time.''

May we ask you what message you want to convey our readers by this particular post..

Hope you have a deep and meaningful purpose for your answer..

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What do these people have in common? #14 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 17:13 pm   What do these people have in common?
 

Hi Sahid,

What is a 'deep and meaningful purpose'? As for my 'message', I just find it amazing that Napoleon Hill was able to meet and interview so many influential and successful people.

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