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In a man's world, I am a woman by birth and after 19 times around I have found - they will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth.

Ani DiFranco

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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If you’re not angry, then you’re just stupid, you don’t care. How else can you react when something’s so unfair?
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