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Eighty percent of what everyone's talking about never happens. I don't mean in terms of product development that's happening right now, I'm talking about the far-flung visions of the future.
Jay Chiat
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Jay Chiat
Age: 70 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 25
Died: 2002
Died: April 23
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