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I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn't call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once.

Alan Dershowitz

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Alan Dershowitz
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: September 1
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