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You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.

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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
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Amy L. Chua
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