Say at the end of last year I told you a stock you bought then would climb 41%.

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"Dear Sarah, I bought a goat for you, " says one card the couple received.

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But as you watch your favorite athletes give their heart and soul to a pursuit they have sacrificed most of their life to excel in, I encourage you to think about where you have bought into beliefs that have kept you from excelling in yours?

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Even if you own a new 4G phone ( I bought one last week), they will tell you in the phone store to use WiFi if it is available because it is so much faster than any cellular connection.

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"You all have bought a ton of my books, and I wanted to give you this story as a gift, " she said.

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You made the first machine I actually bought myself.

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The Blackstone Group bought it about a year ago, but I can pretty much promise you even without even asking them: unlike LaQuinta Inns, Motel 6 will not become a Hilton brand.

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And you and I know the two of them hit the town and bought lots of bling, right?

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One of the things that I've noticed in the barbers that I've gone to, particularly over the last four or five--you know, I have a couple in different--they all have bought into this, the we give the best wisdom here.

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Foolishly, he bought four high-tech stocks, even though I warned him to diversify, the way the experts say you should.

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