There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time.

Image, There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time.

There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time.

—Benoit Mandelbrot

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