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“Long ago I had a professor who told me, 'Embrace the contradictions.' I think that is what is most interesting about people like Jobs.” quote by Alex Gibney — Download Open image

“Long ago I had a professor who told me, 'Embrace the contradictions.' I think that is what is most interesting about people like Jobs.”

Alex Gibney

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