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If you have problems, it's something to apologize for, to be embarrassed about, not to revel in. It's the perfectionist in me...That's why people call me the bossy little thing-I'm the bossiest person around.

Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 4
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