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I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that they think belong to successful people.

Anne Sweeney

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Anne Sweeney
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: November 4
Businessperson
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Kingston
New York
Anne M. Sweeney
Anne Marie Sweeney
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