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Life is not about how many times you fall down. It's about how many times you get back up.
Jaime Escalante
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Jaime Escalante
Age: 79 †
Born: 1930
Born: December 31
Died: 2010
Died: March 20
Educator
Mathematician
Teacher
La Paz
Bolivia
Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutierrez
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