Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I've lived t... - Steve Ballmer

"Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I've lived that my whole career."

Steve Ballmer Perseverance

Technology Executive American Born 1956 (age 70)

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