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I was not an outstanding student. I did a reasonable amount of work. I got generally good - pretty good grades, but I was not that passionate about getting straight A's.

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Steve Case
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 21
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I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world
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I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.
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