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Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.
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Warren Buffett
Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
I think that Jay Powell in when, when the epidemic broke out, I think he acted in March of 2020 and I think if he'd waited two or three weeks, it would have been a disaster. Once the dominoes start toppling, they just start toppling and, and, and, and that line is shorter than anybody thinks, and it topples faster. And I think he did exactly the right thing, and he, he did it even stronger than Volker did. You know, I mean, he, he and Volker are my heroes at the Fed.
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Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
Gayle King
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Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.
No one I can think of offhand.
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