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People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance. The soft stuff actually is the hard stuff.

Carly Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 6
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Austin
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Cara Carleton Sneed
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