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To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person's really smart and they're doing fantastic work I don't care if they're a high school kid or a Harvard professor, it's the work that matters.
Jimmy Wales
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Jimmy Wales
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 8
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