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“If there's a big problem and you've got the right people with you, usually the answer emerges and you do what's the obvious thing to do. I don't think of myself as some great manager or great leader. I've been very lucky to be in the positions that I've been in. I meet a lot of people and I've grown a lot of companies, and I meet a lot of CEOs at big enterprises. I'm always so surprised at how much they seem to know. It doesn't always seem to be correlated to how well they actually do.”

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Larry Brilliant

Larry Brilliant, born on May 5, 1944, is a renowned physician with significant contributions to the field of global public health. He played a crucial role in the eradication of smallpox, particularly in the Indian Smallpox Eradication Program, which led to India's declaration of smallpox eradication in 1977, a major milestone in the history of global public health. more

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