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There is seldom just one cockroach in the kitchen. You know, you turn on the light and, all of sudden, they all start scurrying around.

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