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The things I've done in my life have required a lot of years of work before they took off.
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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Entrepreneur
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Film Producer
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San Francisco County
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Steven Paul Jobs
Steven Jobs
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