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I stand on the shoulders of giants that have gone before me, in terms of affording people like myself, women, the access to democracy, the vote, medical treatment, education, everything that I've been given. It's all been earned.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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