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Joseph A. Hardy II, 100, was a business magnate who started the 84 Lumber Company – and lived a very colorful life.

Quotable Quotes:

"The only guy I need to keep whipping is myself. I really am tough on myself but that's the way it has to be." 

"I always wanted to be a big shot. It's a bunch of crap to think I was some sort of visionary." 

"As you get older, before you cash in, you wonder — lumber. It's pretty good. But is that all there is?"

"I get a kick out of life. I really, really do."