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“I think I was on this very straightforward escalator -…” quote by Tom Steyer — Download Open image

“I think I was on this very straightforward escalator - grammar school, high school, college, get a job on Wall Street, kind of everything leads to the next thing. But at what point do you get to step back and say, 'I'd like to take a broader view of my time on this planet?'”

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