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All things being equal, I would choose a woman over a man in order to even the balance of power, to insinuate a different perspective into the process, to give young women something to shoot for and someone to look up to. But all things are rarely equal.

Anna Quindlen

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Anna Quindlen
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Anna Marie Quindlen
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