Jonathan Safran FoerNine out of ten significant people have to do with money or war!
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9 out of 10 significant people have to do with money or war. The above statement is a reference to the work of Albert Einstein, who stated "More than ninety percent of the important things in the world have already been said." The saying is both humorous and true. Without money and war, we would still be living in caves and fishing for dinner. If we had to go back and ask which were more important, we would probably say that money and war are some of the most important things in the world.
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