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You graduates are coming of age in an amazing time. As you leave Harvard, you have technology that members of my class… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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In my coming-of-age time, there was no internet, no social networking, nothing. It was just show after show, hoping one day somebody… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
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