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If you want to shoot rare, fast-moving elephants, you should always carry a loaded gun.

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
Entrepreneur
Financier
Investor
Shareholder
Omaha
Nebraska
Warren Edward Buffett
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