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Since I have access to every, every crisis in the world because it's always blaring at me on cable television, that doesn't mean I have to worry about every one of them. This is also known as knowing where the 'off' button is.
Eric Schmidt
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Eric Schmidt
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 27
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