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When all is said and done, teaching is what I try to do for a living.

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
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