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Do you want to have your feelings hurt a little bit because you have some negative feedback, or do you want to continue down the disastrous track you're on and have a huge disaster? Talk about a bruised ego. It may ruin your career.
Charles Koch
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Charles Koch
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: November 1
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Charles G. Koch
Charles de Ganahl Koch
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