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Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes.

Ross Perot

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Ross Perot
Age: 89 †
Born: 1930
Born: June 27
Died: 2019
Died: July 9
Businessman
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Naval Officer
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Texarkana
Texas
Henry Ross Perot
H. Ross Perot
Henry Ray Perot
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