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You only live once. Trying to do the right thing for other people often doesnt work out, and you have to follow your own path in order to make things work out best for everyone.
Alison Pill
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Alison Pill
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: November 27
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City of Toronto
Alison Elizabeth Pill
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I don't have any trouble believing that you would avoid something seemingly perfect because you're in something you really want to prove to yourself you can do right.
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One thing that has gone away from civil discussion in America is this idea that our neighbors are not out to ruin the world. We need to come at it from a civil place.
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I think a lot of people try to plan things in their career. They feel like, If I don't get this done by the time I'm thirty, everything's over. But I've worked with a lot of people whose careers shot to the top later in life.
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Sitting out of politics isn't really an option if you don't want things to slide.
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Some people get fake boobs, but whatever. You can make your own decisions.
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Nobody wants anything bad to happen the other side isn't evil.
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The biggest thing about growing up in Canada is you know that Los Angeles and New York are not the only places in the world. They're not the only places where brilliant acting happens.
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