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right stuff

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right stuff (uncountable)

(informal, with "the") Ideal and essential qualities in character that are critical for success.

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If you want to make the best of yourself, you don't necessarily need to diet - you need to wear the right stuff. Trinny Woodall

America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in a world where the ability to imagine and generate new ideas with speed and to implement them through global collaboration is the most important competitive advantage. Thomas Friedman

Appropriate focus on the right stuff gives the freedom to not have to focus on anything, on a regular basis. David Allen (author)

It takes 10 million failures to find the right stuff. George Lindsey

Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal. Ivana Trump

There are definitely things about 'Legendary Child' that echo the music we did earlier in our career. It's got the right stuff. Joe Perry

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