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" We, as entrepreneurs, can be held responsible for our actions every single day, not every election cycle. "

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" My children have been learning lessons about entrepreneurship since they were in kindergarten, and these lessons are paying off: even though they are only 22, 18, and 15, they have already collectively launched three nonprofit organizations and several new businesses. "

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