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In a hyper-connected world where average is over, there is one thing we know absolutely for sure: Every good job will require more education.
Thomas Friedman
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Thomas Friedman
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 20
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Thomas Loren Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman
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