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“The first EDSer to see a snake kills it. At…” quote by Ross Perot — Download Open image

“The first EDSer to see a snake kills it. At GM, first thing you do is organize a committee on snakes. Then you bring in a consultant who knows a lot about snakes. Third thing you do is talk about it for a year.”

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