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" I really don't want the highlight of my life to be my success as an investor. Genuinely. My idea of death would be that person who is still telling you about that goal he scored in 1974. "
Tom Steyer
My Life
Success
You
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" That is not something I embrace. I think there are real distinctions between the Koch brothers and us. "
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