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If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company.

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Steve Jobs
Age: 56 †
Born: 1955
Born: February 24
Died: 2011
Died: October 5
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San Francisco County
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Steven Paul Jobs
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