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I just think that the qualities of leadership are unknown even to the leader until he's tested and given a challenge.

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Steven Spielberg
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 18
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Cincinnati
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I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back.
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