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The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom.

Larry Ellison

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Larry Ellison
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: August 17
Actor
Aircraft Pilot
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The Bronx
New York City
Lawrence Joseph Ellison
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Lawrence J. Ellison
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