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I'm learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what's working rather than look for the 'what's not working' piece.

Ali MacGraw

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Ali MacGraw
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 1
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Pound Ridge
New York
Elizabeth Alice MacGraw
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