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# Roland Kelts

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##  Quotes by Roland Kelts

> [“In America, if you succeed, you get sued. If nobody is suing you in America, you haven’t made it there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roland-kelts/in-america-if-you-succeed-you-get-sued-if-nobody-is-suing-you-in/)

[Roland Kelts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roland-kelts/)

[Success](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/success/)

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> [“But in Japan, there are two very specific words to define these selves: tatemae, or the presentation of your public self, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roland-kelts/but-in-japan-there-are-two-very-specific-words-to-define-these-selves/)

[Roland Kelts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roland-kelts/)

[Language](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/language/)

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> [“It’s kind of a stoic life, to survive strictly on your obsessions. It’s also kind of religious, sometimes. You could say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roland-kelts/it-s-kind-of-a-stoic-life-to-survive-strictly-on-your-obsessions-it-s/)

[Roland Kelts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roland-kelts/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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