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I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family.

Sanford I. Weill

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Sanford I. Weill
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 16
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I think we are a product of all our experiences.
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My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.
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So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change.
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And I thought I'd always like some form of business, I didn't know what kind of business I'd go in.
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I believe in giving back very strongly.
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