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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.

Alison Pill

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Alison Pill
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: November 27
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City of Toronto
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I can't even vote in America!
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