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You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard and rocky sometimes.

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Marc Benioff
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Businessman
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Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco County
California
Marc Russell Benioff
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Don't forget to do something for other people.
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Nothing is going to make you happier in your life than giving
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This is what our customers are asking for to take them to the next level and free them from the bondage of mainframe and client-server software.
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