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You should never go to a meeting or make a telephone call without a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve.
Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs
Age: 56 †
Born: 1955
Born: February 24
Died: 2011
Died: October 5
Computer Scientist
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San Francisco County
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Steven Paul Jobs
Steven Jobs
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