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“You take unacceptable risk, you have to be prepared to face the consequence.”

Quote by Carly Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina is an American business executive and politician. She served as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005. Fiorina has also been active in politics, running as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from California in 2010 and as the Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2016. more

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