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The bottom line is down where it belongs – at the bottom. Far above it in importance are the infinite number of events that produce the profit or loss.

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Paul Hawken
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 8
Environmentalist
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San Mateo
California
Paul Gerard Hawken
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