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If you live in a ghetto and really want not to just change your life and your family's life but change your ghetto's life, make your ghetto a good neighbourhood, learn science try to be like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

If you live in a ghetto and really want not to just change y

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This quote suggests that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood should not limit one's ambitions or potential for success. It encourages individuals to strive for personal growth and use their knowledge and resources to uplift not only themselves and their families but also their community. By aspiring to emulate successful figures in the technology industry, such as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs, it implies that education, particularly in science and technology, can serve as a means to transform the socio-economic status of a neighborhood, thereby fostering positive change and turning it into a thriving and prosperous community.

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