"It is astonishing what you can do when you have a lot of energy, ambition and plenty of ignorance."
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Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. (May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the . He was a long-time President, chairman and CEO of .
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