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12. I don't know Gates at all
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 05:25 PM
Jun 2017

The two billionaires I know are Clint Carlson in Dallas and Peter Norton (of wherever he happens to be at any given moment). Clint Carlson hosts Emily's List events at his home in Dallas, which is how I know him. He runs a successful hedge fund out of Dallas. I've known Peter Norton (of Anti-Virus fame) for quite a few years, and I really like him and Gwen, though we usually only see each other once a year. He even sends me obscure films he thinks I'd like. Ever heard of "Good Bye Brazil?" Neither had I. Peter is very modest and soft-spoken, although with a great sense of humor. About ten years ago, when we met up in December, we asked each other what we'd been up to the past year. I said the usual for me (he knows exactly what I do), and asked how about him? "Oh, I was over in China building a couple of cities." And with him, you just KNOW he wasn't exaggerating. Guys like these two are very modest types in person--no inferiority complexes. They made it big on their talents, and feel no need to show off to anyone. Trump never seems to get enough attention to placate his inferiority complex.

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