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Quote by Fred Perry
I don't like to take no for an answer.
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The speaker says that refusal does not easily end their efforts. They are persistent and keep looking for a way forward instead of accepting “no” as the final answer.
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- Fred Perry official website, quoting a 1961 BBC radio interview
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