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The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need one occasionally may catch on, just like time-sharing caught on in real estate

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Steve Case
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 21
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In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.
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Because I do think - not just in building AOL - but just the world in which we live is a very confusing, rapidly changing world where technology has accelerated.
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If you don't have both of them working together in a complementary, cohesive way, you're not going to be successful.
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I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.
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Frankly, I like new things. I feel like I made a contribution to building a more interactive world. And I'm proud of that.
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