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The greatest real thrill that life offers is to create, to construct, to develop something useful. Too often we fail to recognize and pay tribute to the creative spirit. It is that spirit that creates our jobs.
Alfred P. Sloan
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Alfred P. Sloan
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: May 23
Died: 1966
Died: February 17
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Entrepreneur
New Haven
Connecticut
Alfred Pritchard Sloan
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