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I am more scared now that I was at any point since I began trading, because I recognize how ephemeral success can be in this business. I know that to be successful, I have to be frightened. My biggest hits have always come after I have had a great period and I started to think that I knew something.

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Paul Tudor Jones
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 28
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