It certainly is true that a lot of really driven people are driven because they're harnessing the demons of their childhood - Walter Isaacson
" "It certainly is true that a lot of really driven people are driven because they're harnessing the demons of their childhood
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About Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is a writer and biographer. He is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. He was the Chairman and CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of Time. He has written biographies of Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.
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Walter Seff Isaacson
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