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I always went into an area that was in last place, with a philosophy, 'You can't fall off the floor.' And I was lucky, was at the right time and the right place, with the right ideas, and each one of these areas became number one.
Michael Eisner
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Michael Eisner
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 7
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Michael Dammann Eisner
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