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To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?'
Larry Ellison
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Larry Ellison
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: August 17
Actor
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Computer Scientist
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The Bronx
New York City
Lawrence Joseph Ellison
Lawrence Ellison
Lawrence J. Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Larry Ellison
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